The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
- Authors
- Aurelius, Marcus & Farquharson, A.S.L. & Rutherford, R.B.
- Publisher
- Oxford Paperbacks
- Tags
- philosophy , vellum , history
- Date
- 1991-01-13T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.52 MB
- Lang
- en
Marcus Aurelius is one of the few rulers of empire whose writings have
outlasted his practical achievements. His reign as Emperor of the Roman world
(AD 161 to 280) was long remembered as a golden age in which the citizens
enjoyed the gentle rule of a philosophic sage. The truth was of course not so
simple. The 'Meditations' of Marcus' old age, composed while on campaign, give
us exceptional access to his mind.
Contains the 1944 traduction of the Meditations by A.S.L. Farquharson and the
1989 traduction of a selection from the Letters of Marcus and Marcus Cornelius
Fronto by R.B. Rutherford.