Today, many people associate epicureanism with hedonistic pleasure-seeking – but that’s not really what he taught.

Great thinkers like Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius left us timeless principles ... Focus on What You Can Control Epictetus taught that we should only worry about what is within our control.

Marcus Aurelius was born on April 26 ... grammarians were responsible for the second stage of a boy’s education. Accordingly, Alexander taught Marcus Greek literature and poetry from the classics by ...

It was founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 BCE and named after the Porch or Arcade (Stoa) in which Zeno taught. Epictetus is one of the three major late Stoics along with Roman statesman Seneca (c. 5 ...

Cleveland Museum of Art A headless bronze statue that may depict the Roman emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius will be repatriated to Turkey after an investigation determined that it had been ...

Public ceremonies, lavish processions, and temporary wooden arches were commonplace after victory in Ancient Rome. But during ...

After less than two months in politics, Mark Carney on Sunday was elected leader of Canada’s Liberal Party. He will succeed ...