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The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius (Wisehouse Classics Edition)

The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius (Wisehouse Classics Edition)

Aurelius, Marcus

Paperback

Philosophy

ISBN10: 9176370844
ISBN13: 9789176370841
Publisher: Wisehouse Classics
Published: Nov 26 2015
Pages: 98
Weight: 0.34
Height: 0.23 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
MEDITATIONS (Medieval Greek: Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν Ta eis heauton, literally to himself) is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 AD, recording his private notes to himself and ideas on Stoic philosophy.

Marcus Aurelius wrote the 12 books of the Meditations in Koine Greek as a source for his own guidance and self-improvement. It is possible that large portions of the work were written at Sirmium, where he spent much time planning military campaigns from 170 to 180. Some of it was written while he was positioned at Aquincum on campaign in Pannonia, because internal notes tell us that the first book was written when he was campaigning against the Quadi on the river Granova (modern-day Hron) and the second book was written at Carnuntum.

It is unlikely that Marcus Aurelius ever intended the writings to be published and the work has no official title, so Meditations is one of several titles commonly assigned to the collection. These writings take the form of quotations varying in length from one sentence to long paragraphs.

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