Seneca: 148 books

Like the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, Seneca’s Letters are a treasure of practical wisdom on how to live and enjoy life. The focus is on living a simple, stress-free life through the use of rationalism. The letters provide practical steps for people to deal with the human suffering that comes...

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 at their most mature. Seneca...

Lucius Annaeus Seneca, also known as Seneca, or Seneca the Younger, was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist, who also acted as a tutor and adviser to emperor Nero. Seneca spoke of addressing life's issue through practical steps and considered it important that an individual faces their own mortality.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca, also known as Seneca, or Seneca the Younger, was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist, who also acted as a tutor and adviser to emperor Nero. Attributed to Seneca is this political satire on the Roman emperor Claudius, Apocolocyntosis or The Pumpkinification of Claudius....

“Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labour the body.” - Seneca. Peace of Mind (De Tranquillitate Animi) is a dialogue written by Seneca the Younger during the years 49 to 62 A.D. It concerns the state of mind of Seneca's friend Annaeus Serenus, and how to cure Serenus of anxiety,...

“Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor the body.” - Seneca. Peace of Mind (De Tranquillitate Animi) is a dialogue written by Seneca the Younger during the years 49 to 62 A.D. It concerns the state of mind of Seneca's friend Annaeus Serenus, and how to cure Serenus of anxiety, worry...

Wijsheid. Inzicht. Inspiratie. Wie daarnaar op zoek is in de Romeinse literatuur komt snel uit bij de filosoof Seneca. Als geen andere antieke auteur richt Seneca zich op de belangrijkste vragen die mensen zich stellen. Hoe moet ik leven? Wat moet ik doen om gelukkig te worden? En hoe kan ik op een...

“You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.” - Marcus Aurelius, Meditations. Stoic Six Pack brings together the six essential texts of Stoic Philosophy: Meditations...

Lucius Annaeus Seneca: Von der Seelenruhe / Vom glücklichen Leben / Von der Muße / Von der Kürze des Lebens | Für die eBook-Ausgabe neu editiert und lektoriert, mit modernisierter Rechtschreibung. Voll verlinkt und mit eBook-Inhaltsverzeichnis. | Wie findet man das Glück? Dieser Lebensfrage gehen...

Lucius Annaeus Seneca was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist, and in one work humorist, of the Silver Age of Latin literature. He was a tutor and later advisor to emperor Nero. While he was forced to commit suicide for alleged complicity in the Pisonian conspiracy to assassinate Nero,...

The Roman statesman and philosopher Seneca (4 BCE–65 CE) recorded his moral philosophy and reflections on life as a highly original kind of correspondence. Letters on Ethics includes vivid descriptions of town and country life in Nero’s Italy, discussions of poetry and oratory, and philosophical...

The Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium, also known as the Moral Epistles, is a collection of 124 letters which were written by Seneca the Younger at the end of his life, during his retirement, and written after he had worked for the Emperor Nero for fifteen years. They are addressed to Lucilius, the then...

Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BCE–65 CE) was a Roman Stoic philosopher, dramatist, statesman, and advisor to the emperor Nero, all during the Silver Age of Latin literature. The Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca is a fresh and compelling series of new English-language translations of his works...

Uno dei trattati presenti nei Dialoghi di Seneca, più precisamente quello che compone il decimo libro, fu scritto dal filosofo dopo l'esilio in Corsica e subito prima di iniziare, su incarico di Agrippina, il proprio lavoro come precettore del giovane Nerone, futuro imperatore. Saggio breve ma immediato,...