Fabulous wealth, literary fame, exile, an amazing come back to the height of political power and a tragic ending &ndash; the life of Lucius Annaeus Seneca - aka Seneca the Younger or simply Seneca &ndash; is one of the great untold stories of Ancient Rome. In <i>The Stoic</i>, Francis Holland presents a riveting portrait of the prolific but mysterious Roman statesman and philosopher whose works remain popular and vital two thousand years later.