Seneca Lucius Annaeus Seneca (5-65 AD) was a poet and writer, and one of the most prolific literary figures in Roman history, as well as one of the forefathers in the Stoic movement. The son of Seneca the Elder, he became Quaestor in 32, and his oratoy drew jealous attacks from Caligula. He was exiled to Corsica in 41 by Claudius for reasons unknown, although it is certain that Claudius' wife Messalina was involved. He was brought back in 59 by Claudius' third wife, Agrippina the Younger, to tutor her son Nero. Upon the death of Claudius in 54, Seneca became the most important minister in Nero's government. Due to this, the first few years of Nero's rule were rather calm and orderly. As Nero slid into tyranny, Seneca wisely retired to avoid being implicated in any conspiracies. Ironically, he was implicated in the Pisonian Conspiracy, and chose a vapor bath to be his method of execution. Seneca is remembered for the sheer quantity of quality work, which included poetry, prose, satires, moral letters, and tragedies. Photo Source: Everyday Life in Roman Times, by Mike Corbishley, p. 21.