Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The major sources depicting the life and rule of Marcus Aurelius are patchy and frequently unreliable. The most important group of sources, the biographies contained in the Historia Augusta, claimed to be written by a group of authors at the turn of the 4th century AD, but it is believed they were in fact written by a single author (referred to here as 'the biographer') from about 395. [4]
Ruth Barcan Marcus (/ ˈ b ɑːr k ən ˈ m ɑːr k ə s /; born Ruth Charlotte Barcan; 2 August 1921 [2] [3] – 19 February 2012 [3]) was an American academic philosopher and logician best known for her work in modal and philosophical logic. [4]
Marcus Tullius Cicero [a] (/ ˈ s ɪ s ə r oʊ / SISS-ə-roh; Latin: [ˈmaːrkʊs ˈtʊlli.ʊs ˈkɪkɛroː]; 3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, writer and Academic skeptic, [4] who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises that led to the establishment of the Roman Empire. [5]
The writings of Marcus Tullius Cicero constitute one of the most renowned collections of historical and philosophical work in all of classical antiquity. Cicero was a Roman politician , lawyer , orator , political theorist , philosopher , and constitutionalist who lived during the years of 106–43 BC.
The major sources for the life and rule of Marcus Aurelius are patchy and frequently unreliable. This is particularly true of his youth. The biographies contained in the Historia Augusta claim to be written by a group of authors at the turn of the fourth century, but are in fact written by a single author (referred to here as "the biographer") from the later fourth century (c. 395).
The personal life of Marcus Tullius Cicero provided the underpinnings of one of the most significant politicians of the Roman Republic.Cicero, a Roman statesman, lawyer, political theorist, philosopher, and Roman constitutionalist, played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire.
Statue of Marcus Aurelius, philosopher of stoicism. When you need words of encouragement, you may not immediately think of quotes from Stoic philosophers.After all, being stoic evokes thoughts of ...
Teacher of Marcus Aurelius: Apollonius of Chalcedon (fl. 150 AD) Stoic teacher of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Claudius Maximus (fl. 150 AD) Stoic philosopher and friend of Marcus Aurelius Junius Rusticus (c. 100–c. 170 AD) Philosopher and Consul. Adviser of Marcus Aurelius Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD) Roman Emperor from 161–180 AD.