This edition is published just a century after the precedent (C. Hosius 1914). The improvements in the comprehension of the manuscript tradition and of the historical context made during this century find their embedding in the text, introduction and apparatus of Malaspinas edition. As the completion of the revival of De clementia in the last two decades, this edition is intended for all scholars of Seneca and of Roman political thought.

Ermanno Malaspina, Università di Torino, Italy.