- Early works to 1800, Conduct of life., Ethics, Conduct of life
The power and wealth which Seneca the Younger (C.4 B.C.- A.D. 65) acquired as Nero's minister were in conflict with his Stoic beliefs. Nevertheless he was the outstanding figure of his age. The Stoic philosophy which Seneca professed in his writings, later supported by Marcus Aurelius, provided Rome with a passable bridge to Christianity. Seneca's major contribution to Stoicism was to spiritualize and humanize a system which could appear cold and unrealistic.
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- Author
- Seneca the Younger
- First published
- 1969
- Pages
- 254
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Editions
- 3
- Language
- English, lat
- ISBN
- 9780140442106
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Seneca the Younger (c. 4 BC – AD 65), fully Lucius Annaeus Seneca and also known simply as Seneca, was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist, and—in one work—satirist of the Silver Age of Latin literature. **Source**: [Seneca the Younger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seneca_the_Younger) on Wikipedia.
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