Marcus Aurelius: warrior, philosopher, emperor

McLynn, Frank

Marcus Aurelius: warrior, philosopher, emperor - Bodley Head 2009 - xvii, 684 p., [16] p. of plates

Includes bibliographical references and index

By the author of the acclaimed 'Lionheart and Lackland', here is a biography of the philosopher-emperor Marcus Aurelius. Though a persecutor of Christians, Marcus holds out the prospect of spirituality for atheists, happiness without God, joy without heaven and morality without religion.

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Marcus Aurelius 121-180 Emperor of Rome


Philosopher-kings--Biography
Emperors--Rome--Biography


Rome--History--Marcus Aurelius, 161-180

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