Marcus Aurelius has been ... the book presents a dim view of human life. To understand "Meditations," we must first understand the role of philosophy in ancient life. While there was certainly ...

Dry bones rattle a lonely soul Slipped and fell into a deep black hole I can tell you are lost, I’m here for you Wildfires ...

As well as a military man, comfortable with brutal violence and relentless warfare, Marcus Aurelius was a writer and deep thinker. His Stoic philosophical jottings on life and death are now ...

The newest coins date from about A.D. 175 during the reign of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius ... his "Meditations" and thoughts on Stoic philosophy. Adrian Marsden, a coin specialist at ...