How Marcus Aurelius Got His 'Insulting' Nickname: Verissimus
Classical Wisdom Speaks
Is It Possible That the Emperor Was a Stoic?
Some academics have questioned whether marcus aurelius was literally a stoic or whether he was known as a philosopher. He only uses the word stoicism once in the meditations, and he doesn't refer to himself as a sto but it's his private john nolt. The emperor was tolerant of pagan religion is very different from tegedeo christian religions. And so that, on the one hand, marcus really respectedand seems actually to be fascinated by ancient religious ceremonies and rituals.
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