Marcus Aurelius wrote Meditations while in the midst of a military campaign. At the end of Book II, he mentions Carnuntum, a military base on the Danube (near modern Vienna).

Why We Still Read Marcus Aurelius’ <i>Meditations</i> Why We Still Read Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations. 6 minute read. Getty Images. Ideas. By Donald J. Robertson. March 6, 2024 7:00 AM EST.

After the three Flavian emperors—Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian—came the “Five Good Emperors” of the Nerva-Antonine dynasty: Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and our man Marcus ...

1800 years after his death, Marcus Aurelius is still being read and misunderstood. ... Why We Still Read Marcus Aurelius' Meditations. Donald J. Robertson. March 5, 2024 at 6:02 PM.

Marcus Aurelius wanted to be a good ruler, but what is good governance? That question, which remains relevant to this day, was of great concern to him, as reflected in his "Meditations." ...

Over 1,800 years ago, Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius wrestled with these same struggles, jotting down his thoughts in what became Meditations. Surprisingly, his reflections feel just as relevant today.

In the middle of the second century CE, the most powerful man in the Western world sat in the legionary fortress of Carnuntum, by the River Danube, contemplating the fact that one day nobody would ...

ELIOT---MEDITATIONS OF MARCUS AURELIUS; Although One of the Most Noted of the Stoic Philosophers His "Meditations" Are More Like Religious Aspirations. Share full article. Aug. 29, 1909.

Emperor Marcus Aurelius, a philosopher-king and the last of Rome’s “Five Good Emperors,” ruled from 161 to 180 AD, ... As Aurelius writes in his Meditations, ...