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- Page Count 684
- Publication Year 2010
- Publisher Grand Central Publishing
- ISBN-13 9780306819162
Marcus Aurelius
By Frank McLynn
Archival Summary & Scope
Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD), an enduring figure from antiquity, authored the *Meditations*, a timeless guide to living that John Stuart Mill famously compared to the Sermon on the Mount. Beyond philosophy, Aurelius was a formidable emperor who stabilized the Roman Empire, enacted reforms, and successfully defended its borders, embodying Plato's ideal of the philosopher-king. Frank McLynn's biography, *Marcus Aurelius*, draws on all available original sources to provide the definitive and most vivid account of this monumental historical figure.Archival Categorization Notes
This literature has been indexed under the primary pillar of Ancient Rome. It was manually vetted for the Read For Truth database because it provides educational insights into Historical Figures, assisting researchers in locating established secondary research within this specific taxonomy.
