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Aug 9, 2023 · As Emperor of Rome from 161-180, Marcus Aurelius kept the empire safe from the Parthians and Germans but is best known for his intellectual pursuits. Updated: Aug 9, 2023.
Nov 29, 2010 · 1. Life and Works. 1.1 The Character of the Meditations. 2.Living Stoically. 2.1 The Deliberative Content Problem: The Good, The Bad, and the Indifferent. 3. Justice: Acting for the Sake of the Cosmopolis. 4. Piety: Welcoming What Happens as Part of the Whole. 4.1 Providence or Atoms? 4.2 Erase Impressions. 5. Conclusion. Bibliography.
Mar 26, 2018 · Marcus Aurelius (r. 161 to 180 CE) was a Roman emperor best known as the last of the Five Good Emperors of Rome (following Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, and Antoninus Pius) and as the author of the philosophical work Meditations. Although it has been claimed he instigated a persecution of Christians, modern scholarship argues against this.
Nov 16, 2023 · November 16, 2023. • 15 min read. 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...
Marcus Aurelius (121—180 C.E.) The philosophy of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius can be found in a collection of personal writings known as the Meditations. These reflect the influence of Stoicism and, in particular, the philosophy of Epictetus, the Stoic.
Meditations, work by the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (121–180 ce; ruled 161–180 ce) consisting of Stoicism-inspired philosophical reflections, probably written during the early 170s, while Marcus was leading a series of military campaigns against Germanic tribes along the Danube River in central.
May 9, 2018 · by Joshua J. Mark. published on 09 May 2018. Plato 's concept of the Philosopher-King (one who governs according to philosophical precepts and higher truths) is thought to be best exemplified through the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (r. 161-180 CE), the last of the Five Good Emperors of Rome and a devout student of Stoicism, whose ...
