What is Seneca the Elder?
'''Seneca the Elder''' ( '''Lucius''' or '''Marcus Annaeus Seneca''', born about 54BC, died about 39AD) was a [[Roman Empire|Roman]] [[rhetoric]]ian and [[writer]]. His main work is ''Controversiae''. ''Controversiea'' is a ten volume work. In it, he treats 74 cases that are commonly seen by rhetoricians. His other main work is ''Suasoriae'' (Councils). In it, he shows seven examples of how to respond in common cases. He is the father of the [[philosopher]], [[poet]] and [[politician]], [[Seneca the Younger]] {{bio-stub}} [[Category:50s BC births]] [[Category:30s deaths]] [[Category:Ancient Roman writers]] [[Category:1st-century writers]]