Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self-interest,” and I would add—by the need to engage in conflict. From the blood-soaked soil of ancient Sumer to ...

Our critics pick 11 outstanding exhibitions — many still on view this summer —and tour the renewed Frick Collection and the ...

He was the son of Marcus Aurelius, and the transition from Marcus Aurelius being the “philosopher king” to Commodus being this awful, decadent, brain-dead ruler—I can’t help but think of ...

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Ottoman imperium eventually ended in ignominy, with defeat in World War I and the Armenian Genocide – an appalling ...

Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius is often quoted online for answers. This once-powerful man would have preferred to be a philosopher. How do you keep calm in times of crisis?

Timeless Lessons To Build Mental Toughness by Marcus Aurelius "Meditations" by Marcus Aurelius ...

Marcus Aurelius, the philosopher-king, faced crises while ruling the Roman Empire, as reflected in his personal "Meditations," now a bestseller. An upcoming exhibition in Trier explores Aurelius's ...

Aurelius only acquired the image of the philosopher-king after the publication of his "Meditations" in the 15th or 16th century. Reuter and historian Viola Skiba, director of the Stadtmuseum ...

An archaeological dig in eastern France revealed the remnants of a five-foot-high equestrian statue that likely overlooked a city's gates.