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The Greatest Empire: A Life of Seneca

by Emily Wilson · 2014 · 272 pages

Ryan Holiday
Ryan Holiday
Recommended by 1 elite

Recommended by 1 Elite

Ryan Holiday

About This Book

A comprehensive biography of Lucius Annaeus Seneca, investigating the profound tension between his Stoic ideals and his life of vast wealth and proximity to power. The narrative explores his journey from a prominent lawyer and intellectual to the tutor and advisor of the emperor Nero.

Genres

Biography & MemoirPhilosophyHistory

Topics

Ancient PhilosophyEthicsNeroRoman EmpireStoicismSuicide

Book Details

Published

2014

Pages

272

Language

en

ISBN

9780199926640

Audiobook Available

8h 30m
Narrated by Jonathan Keeble

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