Marcus Aurelius wrote Meditations as private notes during military campaigns nearly 2,000 years ago. The book is now one of the fastest-selling titles on Amazon, driven by the modern Stoicism movement ...

In the middle of the second century CE, the most powerful man in the Western world sat in the legionary fortress of Carnuntum, by the River Danube, contemplating the fact that one day nobody would ...

The Column of Marcus Aurelius, an ancient Roman victory column in Rome, Italy, is a significant historical monument that commemorates the military victories of Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Erected in 193 ...

Wisdom From the 'Philosopher King'—75 Famous Quotes From Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius originally appeared on Parade. Marcus Aurelius is known as the "Philosopher King," the last of Rome's "Five Good ...

Stoic philosophy has exerted an important influence on the history of ideas, including on the thought of Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Schopenhauer, Adam Smith, and J.S. Mill, who, in On Liberty (1859) ...

How To Build Self Discipline: The Stoic Path to Greatness (Marcus Aurelius Philosophy) ...

Learning to sleep under the stern gaze of Marcus Aurelius. By Megan Margulies “Absolutely not,” I told my husband from the bed as he tried to find the right place on his dresser for Marcus Aurelius ...

Lucilla, daughter of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, lived a life steeped in Roman politics and Stoic philosophy. Her story ...

This equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius is one of only two surviving bronze statues of a pre-Christian Roman emperor. Source: Pixabay/StevoLeBlanc Stoic philosophy has exerted an important influence ...