SENECA Seneca on Rome "Look around at the huge influx of people which even a city as large and diverse as Rome can scarcely house. From the whole world they converge, ambition draws some, others are compelled by duty. Many thirst for liberal studies, others crave spectacles. Some put their beauty on sale, others sell their eloquence. The entire human race has flocked here, a city offering rich returns for both virtues and vices." (Seneca, Letter to Helvis On Consolation, 5.6) Also see: Juvenal on Rome