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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]
The philosopher Sextus, as well as Agathobulus and Oenomaus were becoming known." [ 20 ] George Synkellos mentions Sextus again as flourishing in the period of 165 to 171, "Sextus, the nephew of the philosopher Plutarch of Chaeronea" [ 21 ] suggesting that Sextus became known at a young age (perhaps age 25 in 120) and flourished in old age ...
The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, which he founded with his sister Jody, was established to administer a portion of Allen's philanthropic contributions. Since its formation, the foundation has given more than $494 million to over 1,500 nonprofits; and, [ 112 ] in 2010, Allen became a signatory of The Giving Pledge , promising to give at ...
This is a list of American philosophers; of philosophers who are either from, or spent many productive years of their lives in the United States. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
The Historia Augusta states that Rusticus was the most important teacher of Marcus Aurelius: [Marcus] received most instruction from Junius Rusticus, whom he ever revered and whose disciple he became, a man esteemed in both private and public life, and exceedingly well acquainted with the Stoic system, with whom Marcus shared all his counsels both public and private, whom he greeted with a ...
Paul-François Dubois (see fr:Paul-François Dubois) Emil du Bois-Reymond; Pierre-Ulric Dubuisson; Agnes Mary Frances Duclaux; Charles Pinot Duclos; Jacques-Antoine Dulaure. Jean-François Ducos; William Dudgeon (philosopher) Eugen Karl Dühring; Édouard Dujardin; Jacques-Antoine Dulaure (see fr:Jacques-Antoine Dulaure) Henri Joseph Du Laurens
Apollonius (Ancient Greek: Άπολλώνιος) of Chalcedon was an ancient Greek Stoic [1] [full citation needed] who taught philosophy. He was invited by the Roman emperor Antoninus Pius to come to Rome, for the purpose of instructing his adoptive sons Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus in philosophy.
Meditations (Koinē Greek: Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν, romanized: Ta eis heauton, lit. ''Things Unto Himself'') is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor from 161-180 AD, recording his private notes to himself and ideas on Stoic philosophy.