Declamations, Volume II: Controversiae, Books 7–10. Suasoriae. Fragments

by Marcus Annaeus Seneca, Michael Winterbottom (Translator), Seneca

Seneca the Elder (?55 BCE 40 CE) collected ten books devoted to controversiae (some only preserved in excerpt) and at least one (surviving) of suasoriae. Extracts from famous declaimers of Seneca s illuminate influences on the styles of most pagan (and many Christian) writers of the Empire.

656 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 39

About the author

also known as Seneca the Elder. He is the father of Seneca the Younger who in turn is often meant when just the name 'Seneca' is mentioned.