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Marcus Aurelius
[ aw-ree-lee-uhs, aw-reel-yuhs ]
noun
- Marcus Annius Verus, a.d. 121–180, Stoic philosopher and writer: emperor of Rome 161–180.
Marcus Aurelius
- A Stoic philosopher and emperor of Rome in the second century a.d. He is best known for his Meditations , a philosophical autobiography that is a classic work of personal writing and a remarkable exposition on Stoicism .
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To our right, though, it was dark like it must have been at the time of, well, let's say Marcus Aurelius.
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Marcus Aurelius was a very useful spring to the vast machine of the Roman Empire.
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Epictetus, a slave, won as complete inward freedom as Marcus Aurelius, an emperor.
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We, in the midst of the illimitable, could feel with Marcus Aurelius that "Of life, the time is a point."
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On account of his mild and just reign he has been called the Byzantine Marcus Aurelius.
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The same man is at one time a Claudius,—at another, a Marcus Aurelius.
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