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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seneca_the_Younger#Imperial_ad...
BTW. Some scholars claim that Seneca's writing had been part of clever crafting of his public image and written by ghost writers (slaves most likely). Real Seneca had been rather ruthless investment banker and politician in mode of the times.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seneca_the_Younger#Imperial_ad...
BTW. Some scholars claim that Seneca's writing had been part of clever crafting of his public image and written by ghost writers (slaves most likely). Real Seneca had been rather ruthless investment banker and politician in mode of the times.