Marcus aurelius meditations book

[~Lioness~]

I'm going to order this book. Opinions on it? Has it changed your or anything in your life?

I'm excited to get to reading this book. :)

[Still_Waters]

Originally Posted by ~Lioness~

I'm going to order this book. Opinions on it? Has it changed your or anything in your life?

I'm excited to get to reading this book. :)

I read Marcus Aurelius' "Meditations" book many years ago but no longer have it as I had lent it to someone who didn't return it. I do recall how amazed I was that a book of such profundity could be written by a Roman Emperor.

If you are familiar with Roman history, you may know that Marcus Aurelius was the last of the "Five Good Emperors" of Rome who were adopted and not otherwise related to their predecessor. The adoption was based on who would be best suited to rule as a successor. (This is very much like the Hindu epic, the Mahabharata, in many ways.) There has been speculation that Marcus Aurelius was poisoned by his crazy son, Commodus, before he could "adopt" a suitable successor. Hence, Marcus Aurelius was the last of the "Five Good Emperors" and the Empire degenerated under Commodus.

I'm sure that you will enjoy the book.

NOTE: If you are interested in learning more about the "Five Good Emperors", here's a link.

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Five-Good-Emperors

[HITESH SHAH]

Originally Posted by Still_Waters

If you are familiar with Roman history, you may know that Marcus Aurelius was the last of the "Five Good Emperors" of Rome who were adopted and not otherwise related to their predecessor. ....
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Five-Good-Emperors

I did read lot of good quotes of Marcus Aurelius and find tremendous wisdom therein. But i did not know about these aspect his life and Roman culture(adopting successors on qualification ) . Thanks a lot for sharing . I would try to read about 5 good emperors also.