Seneca Article

What was Seneca’s family like?

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Seneca was the second son of a wealthy family. His father, Seneca the Elder, had been a famous teacher of rhetoric in Rome. His mother’s name was Helvia. His elder brother was Gallio, who met St. Paul the Apostle in Achaea in 52 CE, and his younger brother was the father of the poet Lucan.