Meditations - The Complete Twelve Books #1012040

Written by a Roman emperor for no one but himself, the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius are among the most personal records of Stoic philosophy to survive from antiquity: the private notes of a man who ruled the Roman world, reminding himself how to stay just, calm and useful to others.

Composed in Greek in the last decade of his life, the twelve books move from gratitude to the family and teachers who formed him to reflections on duty, anger, loss, fame, the brevity of life and the acceptance of death. Marcus keeps returning to a few practical questions: what lies in our power, how to deal with difficult people, how to begin the day, how to act well when comfort and reputation count for nothing.

This edition gives the complete, unabridged text of all twelve books in English, for readers discovering Stoicism, for anyone seeking a daily practice of resilience and self-discipline, and for students of ancient philosophy who want the whole work, not a selection of quotations.

Original title: Ta eis heauton (180)

Translated by Ecope