Marcus Aurelius : warrior, philosopher, emperor
Mclynn, Frank
Marcus Aurelius : warrior, philosopher, emperor - London Vintage 2010 - xvii, 684 pages : black and white illustrations ; 20 cm
Includes cartographical image.
9781844135271 Includes bibliographical references and index. Marcus Aurelius is the one great figure of antiquity who still speaks to us today, nearly 2,000 years after his death. A philosopher as well as an emperor, his was an extraordinary reign. He proved himself a great leader, protecting the Empire from Germans in the North and fighting the Parthians in the East, and his Meditations - compared by John Stuart Mill to the Sermon on the Mount - remains one of the most widely-read Classical books. Impeccably researched and vividly told, Frank McLynn's Marcus Aurelius is the definitive biography of a monumental historical figure. 2022
1844135276
Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 121-180.
937.06
Marcus Aurelius : warrior, philosopher, emperor - London Vintage 2010 - xvii, 684 pages : black and white illustrations ; 20 cm
Includes cartographical image.
9781844135271 Includes bibliographical references and index. Marcus Aurelius is the one great figure of antiquity who still speaks to us today, nearly 2,000 years after his death. A philosopher as well as an emperor, his was an extraordinary reign. He proved himself a great leader, protecting the Empire from Germans in the North and fighting the Parthians in the East, and his Meditations - compared by John Stuart Mill to the Sermon on the Mount - remains one of the most widely-read Classical books. Impeccably researched and vividly told, Frank McLynn's Marcus Aurelius is the definitive biography of a monumental historical figure. 2022
1844135276
Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 121-180.
937.06