Born in Spain about 4 B.C.; died near Rome in 65 A.D.;
celebrated as a Stoic and writer; taken to Rome when a
child; a senator in Caligula's reign; banished to Corsica by
Claudius in 41; recalled in 49, and entrusted with the
education of Nero; after Nero's accession in 54 virtually
controlled the imperial government, exercising power in
concert with the Praetorian prefect, Burrus; on the
assassination of Burrus in 62 petitioned for leave to retire
from court, and virtually did withdraw; on being charged
with complicity in the conspiracy of Piso, he committed
suicide in obedience to Nero's order; his extant writings
are numerous, and include "Benefits," "Clemency," and "Minor
Essays."[75]
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