centres around the belief that the practice of virtue is both necessary and sufficient to achieve happiness.

Stoicism remains an important and influential school of thought, thus making this collection highly relevant for people who need some extra philosophical guidance. Marcus Aurelius (121–180) was a Roman philosopher and the last emperor of the Pax Romana, the golden age of Roman peace and imperialism. Epictetus (50-135 AD), was an Ancient Greek philosopher born into slavery. Seneca the Younger (4 BC – 65 AD) was a Roman philosopher, statesman, and dramatist. As a writer, he is best known for plays such as ‘Medea’, ‘Thyestes’, and ‘Phaedra’.