This is what we talked about on The Invisible Mentor Blog this week: Edith Nesbit’s The Railway Children, Seneca the Younger, Stoic Philosopher, Playwright and Tutor to Nero, and Shannon Moroney, Author, Advocate and Speaker. Adventures in Learning What you read is more important that how much you read. Ensure that your reading material is diverse, and vary in the level of difficultly to read. The “menu” of books should include a selection of not just bestsellers, but also books that are off the beaten tracks. In fact, the great thinkers who have transformed the world did not read bestsellers. Why You Must Read Broadly – … [Read more...]
Lucius Annaeus Seneca the Younger, Stoic Philosopher, Playwright and Tutor to Nero
May 9, 2012 by
Name: Lucius Annaeus Seneca the Younger Birth Date: 4 BC – 65 AD Job Functions: Philosopher, Playwright and Politician Fields: Philosophy, Literature and Politics Lucius Annaeus Seneca the Younger was born into a distinguished family of Italian origin in Cordova, Spain around 4 BC. Seneca’s father, known as Seneca Rhetor was an excellent orator and wrote about history and rhetoric. Seneca’s older brother was a proconsul of Achaea in AD 51 – 52, and was the Gallio before whose tribunal the Apostle Paul in the Bible was brought. Seneca was educated in Rome from an early age and received extensive lessons in public … [Read more...]
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