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Meditations

Meditations( )
Author: Aurelius, Marcus
ISBN:978-1-5371-2143-7
Publication Date:Aug 2016
Publisher:CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $11.99
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Translated by Long, with a Biographical Sketch.Show Excerptttalus, a Christian and a Roman citizen, was loudly demanded by the populace and brought into the amphitheatre; but the governor ordered him to be reserved, with the rest who were in prison, until he had received instructions from the emperor. Many had been tortured before the governor thought of applying to Antoninus. The imperial rescript, says the letter, was that the Christians should be punished, but if they would deny...
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Book Details
Pages:154
Detailed Subjects: Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy
Self-Help / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 9 x 0.35 Inches
Book Weight:0.64 Pounds
Author Biography
Aurelius, Marcus (Author)
Born in Rome, in 121, Marcus Aurelius was one of the most respected emperors in Roman history. When he was 17, Aurelius was adopted by emperor Antonius Pius and succeeded him in A.D. 161. He ruled jointly with his adoptive brother, Lucius Verus, until 169, when he became sole emperor after Verus died. Although Aurelius was a humanitarian ruler, he accepted the view that Christians were the enemies of Rome.

Aurelius was dovoted to the Stoic philosophy. Meditations, his spiritual reflections, is considered a classic work of stoicism. Written in Greek, the work comprises of twelve books and records his innermost thoughts. Meditations is his only surviving work.

Aurelius died in 180 while prosecuting war against the Marcomanni who lived along the northern limits of the Roman Empire. After his death Aurelius was idealized as the perfect emperor whose reign contrasted sharply with the disastrous period before him and the reigns that followed.

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