Editing Anger management (section)

=== Seneca ===
{{Main|Seneca the Younger}}
One of the first people to study anger and the control of anger was the Roman philosopher Seneca. He studied anger during his lifetime, c. 4 BC – AD 65, and from his experiences and observations, he formulated ways to control anger. This could be considered an early form of anger management. Seneca noted the importance of how to avoid becoming angry, quitting being angry, and dealing with anger in other people.<ref name=":02"/>
Before him, [[Athenodorus Cananites]] (74 BC – 7 AD) counseled [[Octavian]] to recite the alphabet before acting in anger.<ref name="EB1911">{{EB1911|inline=y|wstitle=Athenodorus|display=Athenodorus s.v.|volume=2|page=831}}</ref>

Another theorist who came after Seneca was [[Galen]], a Roman era philosopher, who built on the work of Seneca to formulate new ideas in the area of anger management. Galen stresses the importance of a mentor to help deal with excess anger.<ref name=":02" />