This is the second volume of the Letters, Epistles LXVI-XCII. Among the personalities of the early Roman Empire there are few who offer to the readers of to-day such dramatic interest as does Lucius Annaeus Seneca, the author of the Epistles. These letters, written by Seneca towards the end of his life, are all addressed to his friend Lucilius, who, at the time when these letters were written, was a procurator in Sicily. The form of this work, as Bacon says, is a collection of essays rather than of letters. Summary paraphrased from the Introduction in Volume 1 by Suprad.
Chapters
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Letter 66. On Various Aspects of Virtue Read by Suprada Urval 38:12
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Letter 67. On Ill-Health and Endurance of Suffering Read by Suprada Urval 11:09
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Letter 68. On Wisdom and Retirement Read by Suprada Urval 9:28
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Letter 69. On Rest and Restlessness Read by Suprada Urval 3:52
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Letter 70. On the Proper Time to Slip the Cable Read by Suprada Urval 18:26
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Letter 71. On the Supreme Good Read by Suprada Urval 26:41
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Letter 72. On Business as the Enemy of Philosophy Read by Suprada Urval 8:48
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Letter 73. On Philosophers and Kings Read by Suprada Urval 10:19
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Letter 74. On Virtue as a Refuge from Worldly Distractions Read by Suprada Urval 25:17
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Letter 75. On the Diseases of the Soul Read by Suprada Urval 11:00
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Letter 76. On Learning Wisdom in Old Age Read by Suprada Urval 25:04
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Letter 77. On Taking One’s Own Life Read by Suprada Urval 13:22
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Letter 78. On the Healing Power of the Mind Read by Suprada Urval 21:05
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Letter 79. On the Rewards of Scientific Discovery Read by Suprada Urval 12:41
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Letter 80. On Worldly Deceptions Read by Suprada Urval 7:40
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Letter 81. On Benefits Read by Suprada Urval 24:04
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Letter 82. On the Natural Fear of Death Read by Suprada Urval 19:47
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Letter 83. On Drunkenness Read by Suprada Urval 19:33
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Letter 84. On Gathering Ideas Read by Suprada Urval 9:27
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Letter 85. On Some Vain Syllogisms Read by Suprada Urval 29:34
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Letter 86. On Scipio’s Villa Read by Suprada Urval 13:40
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Letter 87. Some Arguments in Favour of the Simple Life Read by Suprada Urval 27:20
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Letter 88. On Liberal and Vocational Studies Read by Suprada Urval 29:44
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Letter 89. On the Parts of Philosophy Read by Suprada Urval 16:56
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Letter 90. On the Part Played by Philosophy in the Progress of Man Read by Suprada Urval 35:36
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Letter 91. On the Lesson to Be Drawn from the Burning of Lyons Read by Suprada Urval 16:33
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Letter 92. On the Happy Life Read by Suprada Urval 25:42
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