Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor 1st Edition Donald J. Robertson

Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9780300256666,0300256663

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• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0300256663
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0300256666
• Author(s): Donald J. Robertson

“[Robertson] thoughtfully and readably capture[s] the essence of this great man and his great life. It’s a must read for any aspiring Stoic.”—Ryan Holiday, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Daily Stoic

This novel biography brings Marcus Aurelius (121–180 CE) to life for a new generation of readers by exploring the emperor’s fascinating psychological journey. Donald J. Robertson examines Marcus’s relationships with key figures in his life, such as his mother, Domitia Lucilla, and the emperor Hadrian, as well as his Stoic tutors. He draws extensively on Marcus’s own Meditations and correspondence, and he examines the emperor’s actions as detailed in the Augustan History and other ancient texts.

Marcus Aurelius struggled to reconcile his philosophy and moral values with the political pressures he faced as emperor at the height of Roman power. Robertson examines Marcus’s attitude toward slavery and the moral dilemma posed by capturing enemies in warfare; his attitude toward women; the role of Stoicism in shaping his response to the threat of civil war; the treatment of Christians under his rule; and the naming of his notorious son Commodus as his successor.

Table contents:

• Prologue: Truth in the Meditations
• Chapter One. The Mother of Caesar
• Chapter Two. Verissimus the Philosopher
• Chapter Three. The Greek Training
• Chapter Four. Hadrian’s Vendettas
• Chapter Five. The Death of Hadrian
• Chapter Six. Disciple of Antoninus
• Chapter Seven. Disciple of Rusticus
• Chapter Eight. The Two Emperors
• Chapter Nine. The Parthian Invasion
• Chapter Ten. The War of Lucius Verus
• Chapter Eleven. Parthicus Maximus
• Chapter Twelve. The Antonine Plague
• Chapter Thirteen. The War of Many Nations
• Chapter Fourteen. Germanicus
• Chapter Fifteen. Sarmaticus
• Chapter Sixteen. Cassius the Usurper
• Chapter Seventeen. The Civil War
• Chapter Eighteen. The Setting Sun
• Epilogue: The Hall of Mysteries

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