The following information is available about the 16th Roman Emperor, Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus . The broad-brush history of his life and reign, from many sources; eyewitness reports from people who knew him, like the historian Cassius Dio; his personal correspondence with one of his teachers, Fronto; the general impression he made on his contemporaries, as reported; and, finally, his book, the so-called "Meditations", actually his sort of "personal blog", a disjointed collection of his thoughts which he wrote down for distraction, relief, or reflection; apparently never meant for publication. 'Meditations' has so many individual items that can, in isolation, arguably be used to support many typings. I will give here my own summary of the main points and themes. It contains several brief descriptions of the character of individuals close to him and what he felt he owed them in building his character. He describes twice his predecesso...
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