Marcus Aurelius warrior, philosopher, emperor

By:

McLynn, Frank

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London Bodley Head 2009Description: xvii, 684 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map ; 25 cmISBN:

9781844135271

Subject(s):

Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 121-180

DDC classification:

937.070MCL

Summary: 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.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [568]-672) 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.

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