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Seneca (4 BC - 65) was a Roman philosopher, writer and politician. Master of rhetoric he was the principal representative of Stoicism during the Roman Empire. Lucius Annaeus Sêneca, known as Sêneca the Young, was born in Cordoba, Spain, around 04 BC, during the Roman Empire. Son of the famous orator Lucius Annaeus Séneca (the Old Man), still a child, he was sent to Rome to study oratory and philosophy. In the year 65, Seneca was accused of participating in the conspiracy of Caio Piso, who would have planned the assassination of Emperor Nero. He was ordered to commit suicide by Nero, who he executed by cutting his wrists in the presence of his friends, followed by his wife who also committed suicide. His body was incinerated without any pomp. Seneca died in Rome, Italy, on April 12, 65.