This definitive annotated translation of Marcus Aurelius's
Meditations is an insightful look into the mind of Ancient Rome's
sixteenth emperor.
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Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (121-180 CE) was the sixteenth emperor of
Rome--and by far the most powerful man in the world. Yet he was also an
intensely private person, with a rich interior life and one of the
wisest minds of his generation. He collected his thoughts in notebooks,
gems that have come to be called his Meditations. Never intended for
publication, the work has proved an inexhaustible source of wisdom and
one of the most important Stoic texts of all time. In often passionate
language, the entries range from one-line aphorisms to essays, from
profundity to bitterness. This annotated edition offers the definitive
translation of this classic and much beloved text, with copious notes
from world-renowned classics expert Robin Waterfield. It illuminates one
of the greatest works of popular philosophy for new readers and enriches
the understanding of even the most devoted Stoic.