R Reflections on Marcus Aurelius' Meditations
06.19.2019 — 7 min read — In Philosophy
A bust of Marcus AureliusAncient Rome has always fascinated me. On the one hand, it created the most professional pre-modern military and conquered much of the known world. On the other hand, it embraced and expanded the Greek intellectual tradition. Janus-faced, Rome offered both Caesar and Cicero.Out of the…