Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180)
A great task faced Marcus Aurelius when he became the Roman emperor in AD 161, as successor to his uncle, Emperor Antonius Pius. Generations of luxury had made the patricians, or nobles, weak and selfish. The middle class was disappearing, and the working class was being...
absolute -- That which is unconditioned, uncaused, not limited by anything outside itself.
aesthetics -- The philosophical category concerned with values other than moral; e.g., art, beauty, creativity, etc.
agnosticism -- Literally, "without knowledge." Usually used to refer to someone who does not...
RomanPortrait of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius, Late 2nd CenturyMarble, H. 26 5/16 in. (66.8 cm.)Purchased with funds from gifts by Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hanes, Mrs. Chaucey McCormick and various donors, by exchange, 92.1
Marcus Aurelius ruled the Roman Empire from 161-180, the last of the five "good e...
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A great task faced Marcus Aurelius when he became the Roman emperor in AD 161, as successor to his uncle, Emperor Antonius Pius. Generations of luxury had made the patricians, or nobles, weak and selfish. The middle class was disappearing, and the working class was being reduced to a state of slaver...
From Plutarch's Lives, still inspirational after 19 centuries:
15 Ancient Greek Heroes
from Plutarch's Lives
Ploutarcou
A modern English edition, abridged and annotated by Wilmot H. McCutchen
Preface
It's brief, so start here, then read these biographies in chronological order:
Theseus
The Athenian...
