Meditations by Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius
Always visible content "Meditations" by Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius is a series of personal writings composed between 170-180 CE. Written in Greek as private notes to himself, this work captures the Roman Emperor's reflections on Stoic philosophy and self-improvement during military campaigns. Never intended for publication, these intimate musings explore finding one's place in the universe, maintaining ethical principles, and achieving inner harmony through reason. The twelve books reveal how one of history's most Hidden checkbox to control the toggle Clickable label to show more The extra text that is initially hidden Clickable label to show less powerful rulers sought to guide his own character and judgment. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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Chapters (9)
- Chapter 1 Ch.1
- INTRODUCTION Ch.2
- INTRODUCTION Ch.3
- BOOK II "Both to frequent" (4). Gr. τὸ μή, C. conjectures τὸ μὲ. The Ch.4
- BOOK IV XV. "Agathos" (18): This is probably not a proper name, but the Ch.5
- BOOK V XIV. katorqwseiz (15): Acts of "rightness" or "straightness." Ch.6
- BOOK VII IX. C. translates his conjecture mh for h. The Greek means Ch.7
- BOOK X XXII. The Greek means, "paltry breath bearing up corpses, so that Ch.8
- BOOK XI V. "Cithaeron" (6): Oedipus utters this cry after discovering Ch.9
