Marcus Aurelius' Philosophy is Unique

In one passage, the narrator describes Marcus by saying, “But let it be said that none of these successes had gone to Marcus’ head as they well might. He remained devoted to his

Both Marcus Aurelius and Cicero try to create a guide, based on their stoic views, on how a person is supposed to live a purposeful life. Marcus Aurelius was an emperor and Cicero was a politician, so both serve somebody or something. In Cicero’s “On Friendship” he bases his guides on what he has learned from important people in his life. In Marcus Aurelius’ “Meditations” he bases his guide off of what he has learned as an emperor with stoic views. Some of what he Aurelius has learned is different from Cicero’s view of stoicism; an example of this is in section seven of Meditations. Section seven of Meditations is about what Aurelius learned from his tutor. He states, “Endure hardship, and have few needs; to do things for myself and not

Overall, Marcus Aurelius makes a convincing argument when discussing how the universe is a place where all things work together and are a part of each other; however, fall flat when it explaining death due to his level of

During his childhood Marcus studied Stoic Philosophy. Stoic Philosophy deals with the teachings of living simply and being down to Earth and logical about situations. Marcus wrote about this philosophy in his book Meditations. Also during his childhood Hadrian had appointed Marcus to equestrian rank, at the age of six. Then at the age of eight he was appointed Priest of Salian. During his youth he was called “Verissimus”, by Hadrian, which means genuine or true.

Q.)What type of men had succeeded Marcus Aurelius; "one of the last five good emperors"? A.) He was succeeded by incompetent men who had little concept of how to deal with drastic problems"

People know Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius as one of the most accomplished men of his time and beyond. The Roman scholar, poet, orator, musician, and philosopher gave much of his knowledge to the ancient world in his lifetime. Through his writings and translations, Boethius made important contributions to the Middle Ages, and gave people a better understanding of ancient times. Boethius also proved himself to be a gifted man, making him worthy of praise up to today. For these reasons, many remember the life of Boethius.

Throughout Quintus Cicero’s Running for Office: A Handbook one can see the many connections current politics has with that of the ancient world. Amidst America’s present-day elections and focusing on presidential hopefuls such as, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and Bernie Sanders, this paper seeks to highlight the parallels and disparities between Quintus Cicero’s Handbook and today’s campaign.

When looking specifically at The Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius, we can immediately see that he is being depicted as a powerful leader that wants very specific things said through this piece. The fact that he is depicted with a beard meant that he wanted to be seen as more of a philosopher and he wanted to suggest that

After all, this was what he was doing in his off-time when he was not campaigning or managing the empire. As stated above, this is a response to the philosophical tradition that had been in development since before the time of Plato. Ideas upon ideas built upon each other, like a conversation, advancing ideas until it culminates into the present thinker, who at this time is Marcus Aurelius. It is therefore a response to all the philosophy he has read and all the experiences in his life that has had an impact upon his worldview. As emperor, Marcus had great influence over the lives of millions of individuals and even the power over life and death as a commander and in certain executive decisions. It is interesting to find that Marcus in his position does not hold lofty opinions on the afterlife or vest his authority in that of the gods, rather he promotes and egalitarian view that the lives and affairs of men are a part of nature and the termination of such is a natural event which is not to be feared despite living in a time in which people met ends outside the luxuries provided by modern

Marcus Aurelius and his philosophies were composed down in a collection of his intimate writings titled Meditations. The compilations and stories that Meditations follows are the influence of Stoicism along with

	Throughout his life, Aurelius was never able to be happy being an emperor. Even though he had money and privileges, and was royalty, he never became tranquil, or at peace with himself, with these material riches. It is evident when a person reads Meditations that Aurelius would much rather have lived the quite life of a philosopher than the public life of an emperor. He always wished that, at some point in his life, maybe when the wars were over, he would have some time to actively pursue philosophy. He never received that opportunity. However, he did, in the midst of all the wars he fought in, find the time to write down his thoughts into a

In the Greek society, there was enough wine and spirits for Socrates and his buddies to philosophize on the world around them, beginning the conversation of what is just and not. Ideas transform throughout the conversations of Socrates, Adeimantus, and Glaucon in the Republic forming what justice is in the opinion of Socrates. This opinion, the city in speech, is challenged by Adeimantus and Glaucon but Socrates eloquently responds to their challenges. Socrates’ answers with his city of speech are effective against the challenges of Adeimantus and Glaucon because every human has a soul with decency that is almost impossible to deny.

Meditation is a series of books that are written by the last good emperor of the Roman Empire and philosopher Marcus Aurelius (161-180 BC). It was written without the intention of anyone else reading it, and it’s generally based on his personal life and his stoicism ideas. Marcus Aurelius or as known “the wise”, was born in Rome, Italy in a wealthy family and he was raised to be an educated and a wise man who was interested in Stoicism. He was chosen to be the ruler by Emperor Hadrian. In his period the Roman Empire had many attacks and diseases from all side, including the German tribes, Parthian Empire.

Ever since the fall of the Western Roman Empire, many different European civilizations have tried to become the next “Rome”. This has been done through figures like the Pope anointing Kings as the next emperor, the first being Charlemagne when the Pope called his Frankish Empire the next Rome. Many other European civilizations have instead tried to become “Rome” or emulate “Rome” through copying Imperial Roman philosophies of government. It is important to distinguish it as imperial Roman philosophies and not Roman republic philosophies because the Roman republic ideals would not be seen until the Enlightenment.

Marcus Aurelius was born on April 20, 121 AD into a family of royalty. His uncle and adoptive father, Antoninus Pius, was the emperor of Rome. Aurelius, too, was trained from birth to be a great ruler like his father. At age eleven, he dedicated himself to religion, although he considered philosophy to be the "true, inward" religion, one which did not require ceremonies necessary in others. Throughout his