approximately 4 b.c.-65 a.d

Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Seneca.

Explores the thoughts on philosophy and the trials of life of ancient Roman writer, Lucius Annaeus Seneca, and contains his dialogues "On the Shortness of Life" and "On Tranquility of Mind," his statements of Stoic ideals of fortitude and self-reliance.