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Thus the most religious of emperors came of the blood of the most pious of early kings. Marcus aurelius antoninus the roman emperor, his meditations concerning. But the great thinkersplato, aristotle, theophrastus, zeno, chrysippus, epicurus, etc. Covering issues such as duty, forgiveness, brotherhood, strength in adversity and the best way to approach life and death, the meditations. Written in greek by an intellectual roman emperor without any intention of publication, the meditations of marcus aurelius offer a wide range of fascinating spiritual reflections and exercises developed as marcus aurelius struggled to understand himself and. The meditations excerpts last of the socalled five great emperors, marcus aurelius 161180ad spent the last fourteen years of his reign in military encampments along the danube river fending off the attacks of tribesmen from the north. In his book meditations, based on concepts of greek stoicism, he reflects on his role in the universe, about death, about the order of things, and about concepts like good and evil. The meditations has been divided into the following sections. David hicks is the author of the book norms and nobility. Such is the system which underlies the meditations of marcus aurelius. Quite a few comments have been posted about the meditations. The meditations of marcus aurelius antoninus maximus veritas.
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