In this blog post, we will examine the life of the Roman philosopher Seneca and his tragedies, focusing in particular on the plots and characteristics of ‘Agamemnon’ and ‘Hippolytus’. Seneca’s Life Seneca (c. 4 B.C.–A.D. 65) was a Roman philosopher born into a prominent and wealthy knightly family in Córdoba, Spain. His father was the orator Marcus A. Seneca;...