Moral Letters to Lucilius
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Seneca was a Stoic philosopher and statesman in Rome’s early post-Augustan era. He was Nero’s tutor, and then his advisor when Nero became emperor in 54 CE. After Seneca retired from public life, he wrote a series of letters to his friend Lucilius, the procurator of Sicily. These letters were circulated right before Seneca’s death in 65 CE, when Nero forced him to commit suicide for his alleged involvement in a conspiracy.
These letters, which were written for widespread publication as well as directly to Lucilius, mainly focus on guiding the reader to a life well-lived....
