Marcus Aurelius, a biography / Anthony Birley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Birley, Anthony, 1937-2020.

Series:

Roman Imperial Biographies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 121-180.

Marcus Aurelius.

Emperors--Rome--Biography.

Emperors.

Rome--History--Marcus Aurelius, 161-180.

Rome.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations

Edition:

Rev. ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

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

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

ISBN:

1-134-69569-1

1-280-32704-9

0-203-26879-2

0-203-13759-0

9780203137598

OCLC:

50016732