Meditations

Nothing happens to any man which he is not formed by nature to bear.

Throughout his life, the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius kept notes for self improvement, and Meditations is a collaboration of these notes ranging from a single sentence to long paragraphs. Segmented into twelve chapters, or "meditations," Marcus Aurelius' famous philosophical work chronicles 12 important times in his life and provides a modern understanding of stoic philosophy that was prevalent during the Roman Empire.

Born in A.D. 121, Marcus Aurelius was the Roman Emperor from A.D. 161 to A.D.180. He is widely recognized as the last of the "Five Good Emperors," and was the last emperor of the Roman Empire's "Pax Romana" age, a time of relative peace and stability. Contemporary biographers called Marcus Aurelius "the philosopher" for his book on philosophy titled Meditations. He died in 180 A.D.

Author: Marcus Aurelius