The private notebooks of Roman Emperor and Philosopher, Marcus Aurelius, published here with an introduction by John Sellars.
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus was born in 121 AD. He is believed to have been a bookish young boy who studied with a number of Stoic philosophers. He had a reputation for virtue from a young age and was subsequently adopted into the imperial family. This led to him becoming Emperor of Rome, a post he held from 161 until his death in 180.
His meditations can indeed still offer all of us, historians
included, worthwhile advice
*Guardian*
For many thinkers of the 19th century – from Darwin to Nietzsche –
Marcus was an intellectual hero
*London Review of Books*
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