Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (121–180 C.E.) was a great leader and stoic philosopher whose words ring as true today as they did during his short tenure of antiquity. He served as the 16th Roman Emperor ...

Cambridge: Cambridge University Pres, 2025. Pp. x, 304. Notes, biblio, index. $35.99 paper. ISBN: 1108940625 ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- For nearly 30 years, a massive bronze statue thought to be of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius served as the centerpiece of the ancient Roman gallery at the Cleveland Museum of Art ...

Stoic philosophy has exerted an important influence on the history of ideas, including on the thought of Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Schopenhauer, Adam Smith, and J.S. Mill, who, in On Liberty (1859) ...

Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus was the model philosopher-king. Though his rule was troubled by war and conflict, he remained a thoughtful and even-handed ruler. Meditations is a ...

Wisdom From the 'Philosopher King'—75 Famous Quotes From Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius originally appeared on Parade. Marcus Aurelius is known as the "Philosopher King," the last of Rome's "Five Good ...

Translated by GEORGE LONG. London : Bell & Daldy. REVIEWS AND LITERARY NOTICES. DULNESS is usually reckoned the prescriptive right of kings; at least, they are supposed to be officially incapable of ...