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Record Nr.

UNINA9910449663203321

Autore

Birley Anthony <1937->

Titolo

Marcus Aurelius, a biography [[electronic resource] /] / Anthony Birley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Routledge, c2000

ISBN

1-280-32704-9

0-203-26879-2

0-203-13759-0

Edizione

[Rev. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (337 p.)

Collana

Roman Imperial Biographies

Disciplina

937/.07/092

B

Soggetti

Emperors - Rome

Electronic books.

Rome History Marcus Aurelius, 161-180

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: London : B.T. Batsford, 1966.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 290-297) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Marcus Aurelius: A Biography; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; 1. The Age of the Antonines; 2. Family and Early Years; 3. Aurelius Caesar; 4. The Education of an Heir Apparent; 5. The Stoic Prince; 6. The First Years as Emperor; 7. Triumph and Crisis; 8. The Northern Wars; 9. The Last Years; 10. Marcus to Himself; 11. Epilogue; Appendices; 1. Sources; 2.The Antonine Dynasty; 3. The Marcommanic Wars; 4. Christianity; 5. The Illustrations; References and Notes; Abbreviations and Bibliography; Addenda to Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Marcus Aurelius, the philosopher-emperor who ruled the Roman Empire between AD 161 and 180, is one of the best recorded individuals from antiquity. Even his face became more than usually familiar: the imperial coinage displayed his portrait for over 40 years, from the clean-shaven young heir of Antonius to the war-weary, heavily bearded ruler who died at his post in his late fifties.His correspondence with his tutor Fronto, and even more the private notebook he kept for his last ten years, the Meditations, provides a unique series of vivid and revealing glimpses into the character