Meditations is a series of personal writings by marcus aurelius, roman emperor 161a180 ce, setting forth his ideas on stoic philosophy. The first book seems to have been organised by marcus aurelius, but the others have not been collated in a similar fashion. Apr 27, 2006 buy meditations penguin classics by aurelius, marcus, clay, diskin, hammond, martin isbn. Marcus aurelius shows how to navigate through lifes obstacles, whether thats dealing with harmful rumors, rude people, loss of loved ones etc. Epiphanius of salamis, in his chronology of the roman emperors on weights and measures, calls him marcus aurelius verus. Ta eis heauton, literally things to ones self 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. Meditations is the philosophical diary of marcus aurelius, the last of the five good emperors. Meditations of marcus aurelius translated by george long.
I have the martin hammond translation myself and i am working my. Annius verus, and he was sprung of a noble family which claimed descent from numa, second king of rome. Name of writer, number pages in ebook and size are given in our post. From my mother, piety and beneficence, and abstinence, not only from evil deeds, but even from evil thoughts. The meditations were probably composed over a period of some years from 170, or from 174 or possibly begun as much as 20 years earlier. Meditations marcus aurelius, martin hammond, diskin clay a new translation of the philosophical journey that has inspired luminaries from matthew arnold to bill clinton written by an intellectual roman emperor, the meditations offer a wide range of spiritual reflections developed as the leader struggled to understand himself and the universe. To provide a full understanding of aurelius s 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 aurelius s life and career.
Marcus aurelius antoninus,the meditations of the emperor marcus aurelius antoninus 1742 the online library of liberty this ebook pdf format is published by liberty fund, inc. Meditations penguin great ideas kindle edition by aurelius, marcus, staniforth, maxwell. Oct 30, 2011 marcus aurelius was a roman emperor from 161 to 180 ad. The meditations consist of 12 mini books written by the roman emperor marcus aurelius. I think if you are reading marcus aurelius for the first time you should consider getting the best translation, which is by maxwell staniforth 1964 on amazon here. Meditations marcus aurelius martin hammond diskin clay. One of the worlds most famous and influential books, meditations, by the roman emperor marcus aurelius a. Introduction overview the meditations of marcus aurelius is an. There seems to be some stark differences between the two, which gets me to think.
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