Seneca was near the end of his life when he wrote his letters, was an advisor to the emperor, and likely knew the emperor was going to kill him.

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Ryan Holiday

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this is written by one of the most famous Romans of all time he's near the end of his life he was the advisor to the emperor he probably knows that he's a marked man that the emperor is soon going to kill him

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The Stoic Reading List: 12 Must-Read Books To Get You StartedDaily Stoic
Created: 8/12/2026, 10:16:48 PM

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