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This little book was written as a diary to himself while emperor fighting a war out on the boarder of the roman empire and today this book is known to us as the meditations. The meditations consist of 12 books written by the roman emperor marcus aurelius. It is best described as a spiritual journal, containing a record of the emperors philosophical exercises. No one knows exactly where and when any of the sequences were written. The meditations of the emperor marcus aurelius antoninus by. Buy meditations penguin classics book online at low prices. But when the oligarchy of the thirty was in power, they sent for me and four others into the rotunda, and bade us bring leon the salaminian from salamis, as they wanted to put him to. This unabridged version is narrated by a number of volunteer narrators at and is available on mp3 download. Meditations marcus aurelius pdf download free ebooks.
Marcus aurelius was emperor of rome from 161 ad until 180 ad, and is remembered as the last of the five good emperors. The first book seems to have been organised by marcus aurelius, but the others have not been collated in a similar fashion. If you are apt to reading philosophy, profound books that give you insight into the universe and your place in it, i cannot think of any greater book than the meditations. Meditations isbn 9780679412717 pdf epub marcus aurelius. Meditations by marcus aurelius antoninus, paperback barnes. In many important ways, the reflections of marcus aurelius 121180 crystallize the philosophical wisdom of the grecoroman world. Marcus aurelius, meditations nothing is so conducive to spiritual growth as this capacity for logical and accurate analysis of everything that happens to us. Meditations of marcus aurelius, first edition abebooks. To provide a full understanding of aureliuss seminal work, this edition includes explanatory notes, a general index, an index of quotations, an index of names, and an introduction by diskin clay putting the work in its biographical, historical, and literary context, a chronology of marcus aureliuss life and career.
The 12 books that make up the book were not written as an exercise in explaining his philosophy but rather as a personal notebook for selfimprovement and study. Meditations by marcus aurelius on free audio book download. The roman philosophers are not as well known or as highly regarded as greek. Meditations is a series of personal reflections by marcus aurelius, roman emperor 161180 ce, written over a series of years in farflung places as he led the romans in military campaigns, quashed revolts, and dealt with the other tribulations of governing the empire. Also download the kindle cover thumbnail to see the cover in your kindles library. Meditations of marcus aurelius antoninus originally translated by meric casaubon about this edition marcus aurelius antoninus augustus was emperor of rome from 161 to his death, the last of the five good emperors. These memos survive and continue to inspire others to this day. He was nephew, soninlaw, and adoptive son of antonius pius.
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