Foreign thinker

Marcus Aurelius

PhilosophyRoman121–180

The quality of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts.

Marcus Aurelius

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Socrates470–399 BCE

Aristotle384–322 BCE

Epicurus341–270 BCE

Zeno of Citium334–262 BCE

Seneca4 BCE–65

Epictetus55–135

Life and Thought

Marcus Aurelius (121–180 CE) was a Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher, recognized as one of the 'Five Good Emperors.' His work *Meditations* is a personal exercise in ethical self-care written amidst power and war.

Marcus Aurelius

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Life and Thought

Marcus Aurelius

In their times

Influenced by6

Life and Thought

Bibliography

Writings and transcribed lectures4 titles

Reflections

The Letters of Marcus Aurelius and Fronto

Attributed Sayings and Letters

Historical sources on the life of Marcus Aurelius, including the history of Rome and biographies of Roman emperors

Sedanet articles about Marcus Aurelius

Lectures by Mostafa Malekian and Mohammad-Mehdi Ardebili at the Conference “Stoic Thought and Us”