Meditations
Private notebooks of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, written as personal reflections on Stoic philosophy, duty, and mortality — never intended for publication.
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MARCUS AURELIUS ANTONINUS was born on April 26, A.D. 121. His real name was M. Annius Verus, and he was sprung of a noble family which claimed descent from Numa, second King of Rome. Thus the most religious of emperors came of the blood of the most pious of early kings. His father, Annius Verus, had held high office in Rome, and his grandfather, of the same name, had been thrice Consul. Both his parents died young, b…
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- AuthorMarcus Aurelius
- SourceProject Gutenberg #2680
- Length71,503 words
- Chapters1
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- CopyrightPublic domain in the United States
- Source checked2026-08-02
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