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These notes were never intended for publication and had two purposes. Annius verus, and he was sprung of a noble family which claimed descent from numa, second king of rome. Marcus aurelius is said to have been fond of quoting platos dictum, and those who have written about him have rarely been able to resist applying it to marcus himself. Stoicism is thus from the outset a deterministic system that appears to leave no room for human free will or moral responsibility. Dec 28, 2015 few ancient works have been as influential as the meditations of marcus aurelius, philosopher and emperor of rome a. The meditations constitute a unique and remarkable work, a reflective diary or notebook by a roman emperor, that is based on stoic philosophy but presented in a highly distinctive way. The emperor marcus antoninus his conversation with himself. You can also support the site by buying a collection, such as the classics one, with 60 ebooks for only. Read online the meditations of marcus aurelius antoninus book pdf free download link book now. Marcus aurelius, was the emperor of rome from 161 to 180ad and was the last of the five good emperors.
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