Lucio Anneo Seneca il Vecchio

Seneca the Elder, also known as Lucius Annaeus Seneca or Marcus Annaeus Seneca, was a male writer, rhetorician, poet, and philosopher of the Roman Empire. A member of the Annaea gens, he was a citizen of Ancient Rome and wrote in Latin. He was born in Córdoba in 54 BCE and died in Rome in 39.

His notable works include *L. Annaei Senecae opera quae supersunt supplementum*, *Annaei Senecae Oratorvm et rhetorvm sententiae divisiones colores*, and *L. Annei Senece Tragoediae pristinae integritati restitutae*. He is also associated with *Annaei Senecae Oratorum et Rhetorum Sententiae, Divisiones, Colores*. He was the father of Seneca, Lucius Junius Gallio Annaeanus. His writings are described in sources such as the *Nordisk familjebok*, *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*, *Pauly–Wissowa*, and the *Encyclopædia Britannica*.