![]() ![]() Seneca was originally from Spain but he spent much of his life in Rome, except for a long convalescent sojourn in Egypt, and some years in exile on Corsica in the wake of a sex scandal. He lived in the same period as Jesus, though he lasted longer before falling out with the authorities. The Roman Stoic philosopher, essayist, celebrity and dramatist Seneca was tutor, speech-writer and adviser to the emperor Nero, and he was also, not coincidentally, one of the very richest people of his age. ![]() What is it like to be in the wealthiest tier of society, either in ancient Rome or today? How do such people justify their own position of privilege, either to others or to themselves? In our society, the super-rich are generally not prolific writers, so we get only limited and mediated access to their state of mind. ![]()
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