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Seneca 4 BC - 65 AD

-Born in Cordoba Spain at the beginning of Christian era.

-His father and grand father were accomplished legal judges.

-Seneca was attracted to both law and philosophy.

-He studied under several Stoic teachers.

-Eventually, he went to Rome and became a political advisor.

-He was disciplined by Emperor Caligula in 39 AD.

-He was banish to Corsica by Emperor Claudius in 41 AD.

-He was recall to Rome to tutor the young Nero in 49 AD.

- He served as Emperor Nero's political advisor from 54 - 62 AD.

-In 65 AD he was accused in a plot against the, some would say insane at this point, Nero.

-Rather than face the death penalty, he gathered his friends for a grand dinner party, told them all what he really thought of Nero, and then committed ritual suicide in 65 AD.

-Other famous Stoics include the following:

-Cicero (106-43 BC) Roman Statesman and Orator.

-Seneca (4 BC-65 AD)

- Epitetus (60-117 AD) Born a slave yet became a great Stoic philosopher.

-Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD) Roman Emperor and famous Stoic philosopher.

-Seneca himself as a Stoic is not known as much for his original thought as he is for his excellent writing which features an almost evangelical force because of his fine

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