The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius Antonius: (Forgotten Books) - Softcover

Trollope, Thomas Adolphus

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1605063568 ISBN 13: 9781605063560

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2007

Synopsis

Book Description:

"This Roman Stoic hands down the day-to-day principles on which an all-powerful Emperor ruled for the welfare of the people." (Quote from bartleby.com)

Table of Contents:

Publisher's Preface; Book One; Book Two; Book Three; Book Four; Book Five; Book Six; Book Seven; Book Eight; Book Nine; Book Ten; Book Eleven; Book Twelve

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About the Author

About the Author:

"Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher, born in Rome AD 121, the date of his birth being variously stated as the 6th, 21st and 26th of April. His original name was Marcus Annius Verus. His mother Domitia Calvilla (or Lucilla) was a lady of consular rank, and the family of his father Annius Verus (prefect of the city and thrice consul), originally Spanish, had received patrician rank from Vespasian. Marcus was three months old when his father died, and was thereupon adopted by his grandfather. The moral training which he received from his grandfather and his mother must have been all but perfect. The noble qualities of the child attracted the attention of Hadrian, who, playing upon the name ""Verus"", said that it should be changed to ""Verissimus."" Hadrian adopted, as his successor, Antoninus Pius, uncle of Marcus, on condition that he in turn adopted both Marcus (then seventeen) and Lucius Ceionius Commodus, the son of Aelius Caesar, who had originally been intended by Hadrian as his successor, but had died before him. Marcus had been, at the age of fifteen, betrothed to Fabia, the sister of Commodus; the engagement was broken off by Antoninus Pius, and he was betrothed to Faustina, the daughter of the latter. In 139 the title of Caesar was conferred upon him and he dropped the name of Verus. The full name he then bore was Marcus Aelius Aurelius Antoninus, Aelius coming from Hadrian's family, and Aurelius being the original name of Antoninus Pius. In 140 he was made consul." (Quote from nndb.com)

About this edition

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1605063568
• ISBN 13: 9781605063560
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 122