The vivid, magisterial and long-awaited biography of Marcus Aurelius, the Roman Emperor - and embodiment of the philosopher's king - whose life and works still speak to us 2,000 years after his death.
Frank McLynn is the author of many critically acclaimed books, including Napoleon, 1066, Villa and Zapata, Wagons West, Stanley, 1759 and Lionheart and Lackland.
A compendious and thought-provoking study
*The Mail on Sunday*
McLynn has written a huge, erudite survey of the social, cultural,
economic and political world of the second century AD rather than a
mere biography of Marcus Aurelius...there is much to enjoy here and
even more to be learned
*Literary Review*
By exposing the real Marcus Aurelius, this biography illuminates an
important era of transition...it was under Marcus that the delicate
balance was disturbed and this, too, is his legacy.
*TLS*
Plain, polished, panoramic biography.
*Times*
If you like your history feisty, opinionated and judgemental McLynn
is the man for you... it certainly makes for a terrific read.
*BBC History Magazine*
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