Contains Active Table of Contents (HTML) and ?in the end of book include a bonus link to the free audiobook. Meditations is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor from 161 to ...

In the middle of the second century CE, the most powerful man in the Western world sat in the legionary fortress of Carnuntum, by the River Danube, contemplating the fact that one day nobody would ...

The second-century A.D. world of Emperor Marcus Aurelius was in shambles. A great plague ravaged western Europe, as he embarked on a long and bloody war against the Germanic tribes along the Danube ...

The Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius ruled from 161 to 180 AD, and developed a reputation for being the ideal wise leader Plato termed the "philosopher king." Marcus has remained relevant for 1,800 years ...

Matthew Sharpe works for Deakin University. He has in the past received Australian Research Council moneys for research on the history of the idea of philosophy as a way of life. Marcus Aurelius was ...

After the three Flavian emperors—Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian—came the “Five Good Emperors” of the Nerva-Antonine dynasty: Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and our man Marcus Aurelius (d. 180 ...

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 ...