Meditations (Modern Library)

Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome/ Hays, Gregory

ISBN 10: 0679642609 / ISBN 13: 9780679642602

Editore: Modern Library, 2002

unknown edition. 256 pages. 8.25x5.75x0.75 inches. In Stock. Codice articolo 0679642609

Riassunto:

Meditations: A New Translation

Informazioni sull'autore: Marcus Aurelius Antoninus was born to an upper-class Roman family in A.D. 121 and was later adopted by the future emperor Antoninus Pius, whom he succeeded in 161. His reign was marked by a successful campaign against Parthia, but was overshadowed in later years by plague, an abortive revolt in the eastern provinces, and the deaths of friends and family, including his co-emperor Lucius Verus. A student of philosophy from his earliest youth, he was especially influenced by the first-century Stoic thinker Epictetus. His later reputation rests on his Meditations, written during his later years and never meant for formal publication. He died in 180, while campaigning against the barbarian tribes on Rome’s northern frontier.

Gregory Hays is assistant professor of classics at the University of Virginia. He has published articles and reviews on various ancient writers and is currently completing a translation and critical study of the mythographer Fulgentius.

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Titolo: Meditations (Modern Library)
Casa editrice: Modern Library
Data di pubblicazione: 2002
Legatura: Hardcover
Condizione: Brand New