When considering who could play an ancient Roman philosopher ... "The year is 65 AD in Rome. The philosopher Seneca has been Emperor Nero‘s mentor and close advisor since childhood, and has ...

Snack food and drink were an essential part of these gatherings, with Roman philosopher Seneca writing of the noisy "cake sellers, the sausage man and confectioner" who each hawked food to hungry ...

This is a summation of Stoic philosophy and frames ... Seneca the ire of the public and the condemnation of later Roman historians. Seneca, Wilson imagines, attempts to make sense of this episode ...

Most slaves during the Roman Empire were foreigners and ... some people – like the poet and philosopher, Seneca – argued that slaves should at least be treated fairly. Slaves worked everywhere ...

Philosophers like Socrates, Seneca, Confucius, and Siddhartha Gautama offered solutions to problems such as suffering, greed, love, and living a worthwhile life. Here's a highlight reel of the ...