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Marcus Aurelius

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Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (121–180 CE) was Roman emperor from 161 to 180 CE and the last of the Five Good Emperors. He is also the most famous Stoic philosopher of the Roman period. His personal writings, the Meditations (Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν / Ta eis heauton, 'To Himself'), were never intended for publication but have become the most widely read Stoic text. Written during military campaigns, they cover discipline, duty, mortality, and the governance of the self.

As the Stoic philosophers — Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, and Epictetus — wrote in their enduring works of practical philosophy, Marcus Aurelius represents a key concept that continues to inform philosophical thought and practice today.

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  • Definition: Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (121–180 CE) was Roman emperor from 161 to 180 CE and the last of the Five Good Emperors.

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