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Seneca the Elder

Lucius, or Marcus, Annaeus Seneca (c. 54 BC - c. 39 AD). Also known as Seneca the Rhetorician. Roman rhetorician and writer. Born in Cordoba. Father of Seneca the Younger and grandfather to Lucan the poet. Wrote two major works: Controversies and Persuasions.

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