Roman Emperor and Philosopher
Marcus Aurelius (121 to 180 AD) was Roman emperor from 161 to 180 and a Stoic philosopher whose private reflections, known as Meditations, became one of the most influential works of philosophy. Often called the "philosopher king," he was the last of the Five Good Emperors.
by Marcus Aurelius
Aurelius wrote these private meditations as reminders to himself - on duty, impermanence, and rational self-governance. The result is Stoicism at its most intimate: a Roman emperor's nightly practice of keeping perspective.
Who Marcus draws from, and who draws from Marcus — aggregated across every book in this collection. Counts show the number of citation links, not the depth of each one.