This book examines the biography of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius.
It seeks to further understand the author of the Historia Augusta
alongside the reminiscences of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Geoff W.
Adams arrives at this understanding through a study of a wide range of
literary texts. Marcus Aurelius was a very important ruler of the Roman
Empire, who has had an impact symbolically, philosophically, and
historically upon how the Roman Empire has been envisioned. Adams
achieves this end to bring a clearer understanding to his representation
and to modern interpretations of his highly interpreted and romanticized
representations in the ancient texts.