Seneca

Lucius Annaeus Seneca the Younger was a distinguished Roman philosopher, statesman, dramatist, and orator who lived in the 1st century AD. His philosophy, rooted in Stoicism, had a profound impact on the development of European thought. Born in Spain, he spent most of his life in Rome, hailing from a wealthy family. He received a comprehensive education, studying philosophy, rhetoric, and law. Exiled to the island of Corsica for political intrigue, he later returned to Rome to become a tutor to the future emperor Nero. Under Nero's orders, he committed suicide to avoid a more gruesome fate. Seneca was a follower of Stoicism, a philosophical school that emphasized reason, self-control, and virtue.