Marcus Aurelius : the stoic emperor /

Marcus Aurelius : the stoic emperor /

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Author / Creator:	Robertson, Donald, J.
Imprint:	New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2024]
Description:	xii, 232 pages : map ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Series:	Ancient Lives Series Ancient lives (Yale University Press)
Subject:	Marcus Aurelius, -- Emperor of Rome, -- 121-180. Emperors -- Rome -- Biography. Stoics.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13396424

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ISBN:	9780300256666 0300256663
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	This novel biography brings Marcus Aurelius (121-180 CE) to life for a new generation of readers by exploring the emperor's fascinating psychological journey. Donald J. Robertson examines Marcus's relationships with key figures in his life, such as his mother, Domitia Lucilla, and the emperor Hadrian, as well as his Stoic tutors. He draws extensively on Marcus's own Meditations and correspondence, and he examines the emperor's actions as detailed in the Augustan History and other ancient texts.

Table of Contents:

Prologue: Truth in the Meditations
Chapter 1. The Mother of Caesar
Chapter 2. Verissimus the Philosopher
Chapter 3. The Greek Training
Chapter 4. Hadrian's Vendettas
Chapter 5. The Death of Hadrian
Chapter 6. Disciple of Antoninus
Chapter 7. Disciple of Rusticus
Chapter 8. The Two Emperors
Chapter 9. The Parthian Invasion
Chapter 10. The War of Lucius Verus
Chapter 11. Parthicus Maximus
Chapter 12. The Antonine Plague
Chapter 13. The War of Many Nations
Chapter 14. Germanicus
Chapter 15. Sarmaticus
Chapter 16. Cassius the Usurper
Chapter 17. The Civil War
Chapter 18. The Setting Sun
Epilogue: The Hall of Mysteries
Chronology
Genealogies
Source Notes
Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index