Marcus Aurelius' reign from 161 to 180 was defined by a pandemic (which originated in the distant east and quickly overwhelmed Rome's institutions), civil unrest, interminable wars in the provinces, ...

Marcus Aurelius as depicted in 1890. From “Cassell’s Illustrated Universal History, Vol. II – Rome,” by Edmund Ollier.. Illustration: Inc.; Getty Images Even though the term “emotional intelligence” ...

Some of the greatest leaders in history were Stoics: Cicero, Epictetus, Seneca, Marcus Aurelius. It’s no surprise considering Stoicism’s emphasis on self-mastery. Success and leadership flows from the ...

Matthew Sharpe works for Deakin University. He is part of an AR-funded grant on modern reinventions of the ancient idea of philosophy as a way of life, and is presently working on a book on a ...

Stoicism is an ancient Greek and Roman philosophical tradition that continues to reverberate in contemporary culture. When Prince Philip died, for example, the Spectator wrote that “he epitomised a ...

For nearly two millennia, a library entombed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius remained silent. Among its shelves—now carbonized into fragile, inky cylinders—lay a scroll so blackened it appeared ...

October 10, 2014 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google The term "life hack" has only existed for a couple years, but there are plenty of things we can learn from the ...

Of course, this is selfish—and like most selfish things, also short-sighted. Because this article almost certainly introduced tens of thousands of people to a topic I care about, people who would be ...

I tend to write often about the stress of entrepreneurship and the toll it often takes on a founder's overall health and mental well-being. It isn’t a particularly fun subject, but it is an important ...

Stoicism is a philosophical thought movement that was founded by the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno of Citium in the 3rd century BCE and has influenced many thinkers throughout history, including the ...