In His Own Words

Tag: Seneca

  • On the Shortness of Life

    On the Shortness of Life

    Review: Seneca was a Roman writer and statesman who lived early in the first century AD. This particular essay was written around 49 AD as a letter to his friend Paulinus. Paulinus was praefectus annonae, the official who superintended the grain supply of Rome, and was therefore a man of importance. And apparently, Paulinus worked… Read more