Seneca: 148 books

“We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.” - Seneca. Seneca Six Pack 2 presents six more primary and secondary texts for students of Stoicism and fans of Lucius Annaeus Seneca. There are three Seneca originals, a study of Seneca’s poetry, a biographical essay by Elbert Hubbard...

The leading Stoic philosopher of the Silver Age of Latin literature, as well as tutor to the infamous Nero, Seneca was also an accomplished dramatist, whose ground-breaking tragedies changed the course of theatre writing. The Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical...

If poets and philosophers dream of influencing those in power, Seneca was uniquely positioned to do so in ancient Rome. He was a celebrated rhetorician, ethicist, satirist, the author of several books of natural history, and an esteemed playwright. Among his most important works of moral...

“Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.” Seneca composed the Consolations while in exile on Corsica during 40-44 AD and used each opportunity to show off in writing his trendy Stoic ideas about life and the universe. His three letters of condolences De Consolatione ad Marciam, De...

Life is long if you know how to use it. From the author of ***Letters From A Stoic (Epistulae Moralis)***, comes another brilliant, timeless guide to living well. Written as a moral essay to his friend Paulinus, Seneca’s biting words still pack a powerful punch two thousand years later....

Lucius Annaeus Seneca was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatists and sometime humorist. He was born in southern Spain over 2,000 years ago and educated in Rome. As the story goes, his life took a sharp turn in 41 A.D. once Claudius became the emperor as he exiled Seneca to the island of...

In ancient Rome, Seneca the Younger rose to power as a politician and statesman during the middle of his life. After being exiled by Emperor Caligula, he was finally welcomed back to Rome as Nero's minister. He gained significant wealth, though Seneca often despised his own standing because of his personal...

“It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.” - Seneca. Seneca Six Pack represents the full range of Lucius Annaeus Seneca’s philosophy. Included are five of his original works and a full-length biography by Francis Caldwell Holland. On the Happy Life....

"On the Happy Life" is a dialogue written by Seneca the Younger around the year 58 AD. It was intended for his older brother Gallio, to whom Seneca also dedicated his dialogue entitled De Ira ("On Anger"). It is divided into 28 chapters that present the moral thoughts of Seneca...

The Epistulae morales ad Lucilium (English: Moral Epistles to Lucilius) is a collection of 124 letters which were written by Seneca the Younger at the end of his life. They are addressed to Lucilius, the then procurator of Sicily, although he is known only through Seneca's writings. In these letters,...

“No man was ever wise by chance.” ― Seneca Seneca's Dialogues—as his epistolary essays have traditionally been known— capture the full range of the Roman thinker’s philosophical interests, in particular Stoicism and his unique interpretation of it. Students of Stoicism...

"Sometimes even to live is an act of courage." - Seneca. Written over two thousand years ago, Seneca’s moral letters to his friend Lucilius – aka Letters from a Stoic - still holds the power to enthrall. For a new generation of Stoic students and practitioners (and the merely...

Lucius Annaeus Seneca (ca. 4 BCE 65 AD), known commonly as Seneca, was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist of the Silver Age of Latin literature. He is most noted for developing a new type of drama, the Senecan tragedy, which differed greatly from Greek tragedy. While the Greek tragedies...

The Epistulae morales ad Lucilium (English: Moral Epistles to Lucilius) is a collection of 124 letters which were written by Seneca the Younger at the end of his life. They are addressed to Lucilius, the then procurator of Sicily, although he is known only through Seneca's writings. In these letters,...