Seneca: A Life

Philosopher, dramatist, rhetorician, Stoic and pragmatist, Seneca was one of the most contradictory figures in ancient Rome, embracing a stern ascetic morality while amassing a fortune under Nero and eventually committing suicide. This definitive biography reveals a life lived perilously in the gap between ideals and reality. Philosopher, dramatist, rhetorician, Stoic and pragmatist, Seneca was one of the most contradictory figures in ancient Rome, embracing a stern ascetic morality while amassing a fortune under Nero and eventually committing suicide. This definitive biography reveals a life lived perilously in the gap between ideals and reality.

• | Author: Emily Wilson
• | Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• | Publication Date: Mar 03, 2016
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780718193508
• | ISBN-10: 0718193504