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Marcus Aurelius: Genius Roman Emperor

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Marcus Aurelius: Genius Roman Emperor

By: The History Hour
Narrated by: Jerry Beebe
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Marcus Aurelius was an outstanding person and Emperor of Ancient Rome. He was far more concerned with ways of thinking than with warfare. Being a small boy he applied himself to task with education. Marcus preferred others over himself, putting his own welfare aside for the good of other people.

His nature is obvious in his kindness and consideration for others; but his sharp intelligence is also evident in his writing and in his excellence in jurisprudence. People called him a Great Emperor and a Philosopher King.

Inside you will listen about:

  • The Young Marcus
  • Training in Oratory
  • Antoninus's reign
  • Antoninus's death
  • Philosopher turned Emperor
  • Marcus and Lucius's reign
  • The Slumbering Tiber
  • The War with the Parthians
  • The Antonine plague
  • The youngest Consul in Roman history
  • The End of the Pax Romana
  • And much more!

This audiobook is a chronological biography of his life. Its aim is to not only describe the historical events of his life, but also to delve into his character. It explores who the man really was, especially the contrast between the high station thrust upon him and the simplicity he longed for.

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This is a fair, intelligent, and thorough biography of the world's most beloved pagans: Emperor Marcus Aurelius. It is easy to fall in love with Marcus, so I appreciate the authors resolute determination to be objective. I like the way the author not only talks about his life as an emperor but his life as a person, including his correspondence with friends . Moreover, the book does a good job of describing the world around Marcus, something that is essential to understanding Marcus himself.

I appreciate the authors

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An amazing journal on stoicism from Marcus Aurelius. Great translation too. I will hear again

Great narration

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Life changing book, paradigm shifting stuff. The more things change, the more they seem to remain the same. 2000yr old wisdom, yet it still applies today.

Life changing book

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For a layman with little knowledge of antiquity, this book will probably be a pretty hard slog. McLynn devotes a great deal of the biography to discussion of philosophy in the ancient world, with a particular focus on Stoicism, Aurelius's preferred doctrine (there is even a fairly lengthy appendix at the end of the book on Stoicism). When the fairly complicated politics of the early Empire is also factored in (most of which depended on complex, extensive personal relationships), this adds up to a fairly daunting prospect. Nonetheless, I recommend this book to anyone interested in learning more about 2nd-Century Roman history and to fans of biography in general.

Awesome

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This book will change your life. Marcus Aurelius was a Roman emperor--the most powerful man in the world at the time--who publicly forgave his best friend who tried to take the throne from him. This book is his personal journal of insights and reminders on how to refine and cultivate his character to live a good and transcendental life.

Classic

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If there is one book I can credit with leaving a profound impact on my life, it is this one. The practical way in which it breaks down Stoic concepts is priceless. Things that used to bother me no longer phase me, and others, not as much as they used too.One of the things I am most thankful of getting from this book is the courage to see death for what it really is: nothing to fear. I feel fearless after listening this book, like a God even.Buy this book if you want to be empowered to meet the challenges of life without fear.

This book has changed my life

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In what kind of a barn did the narrator learn to speak??? The sloppy language is quite jarring, and it is frequently difficult to guess about whom or of what location the narrator is attempting to speak

Good summary of events, but...

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Of my grandfather Verus I have learned to be gentle and meek, and to refrain from all anger and passion. From the fame and memory of him that begot me I have learned both shamefastness and manlike behaviour. Of my mother I have learned to be religious, and bountiful; and to forbear, not only to do, but to intend any evil; to content myself with a spare diet, and to fly all such excess as is incidental to great wealth. Of my great-grandfather, both to frequent public schools and auditories, and to get me good and able teachers at home; and that I ought not to think much, if upon such occasions, I were at excessive charges.

Excellent

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Great to listen too but better to read. the stoic philosophy of marcus aurelius is not for the faint of heart. nor is it for those who want to read it once and change the course of their life. to right the ship takes much work.

Great to listen

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This collection of the second-century Emperor Aurelius' Meditations is a remarkable, timeless classic, reminding me of a few other rare collections of words based on open inquiry and earthy, honest observation, like the Tao Te Ching or some of the simpler writings of Tibetan yogis. But this collection has a few unique qualities; that it is more universally read and valued, that it is rooted in common sense without pretense, that it is pure philosophy with no religious baggage, that it is the work of a powerful Roman emperor at the root of Western civilization,

Good collection

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