Marcus Aurelius :Warrior, Philosopher, Emperor

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Marcus Aurelius :Warrior, Philosopher, Emperor

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Marcus Aurelius is the one great figure of antiquity who still speaks to us today, nearly 2,000 years after his death. A philosopher as well as an emperor, his was an extraordinary reign. He proved himself a great leader, protecting the Empire from Germans in the North and fighting the Parthians in the East, and his Meditations - compared by John Stuart Mill to the Sermon on the Mount - remains one of the most widely-read Classical books. Impeccably researched and vividly told, Frank McLynn's Marcus Aurelius is the definitive biography of a monumental historical figure.
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Type Book
ISBN13 9781844135271
ISBN10 1844135276
Number Of Pages 704
Item Weight 535 g
Product Dimensions 129 x 198 x 36 mm
Publisher / Reseller Vintage Publishing
Format paperback
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Media Reviews

A compendious and thought-provoking study -- Boris Johnson * The Mail on Sunday *
Impressively well-researched and unfailingly engaging -- John Dillon * The Irish Times *
McLynn has written a huge, erudite survey of the social, cultural, economic and political world of the second century AD rather than a mere biography of Marcus Aurelius...there is much to enjoy here and even more to be learned * Literary Review *
By exposing the real Marcus Aurelius, this biography illuminates an important era of transition...it was under Marcus that the delicate balance was disturbed and this, too, is his legacy. -- Martin Empson * TLS *
A flickering torch in the darkness, and with his fine biography, Frank McLynn tends the flame. -- Stephen McGinty * Scotsman *
Plain, polished, panoramic biography. -- Iain Finlayson * Times *
If you like your history feisty, opinionated and judgemental McLynn is the man for you... it certainly makes for a terrific read. -- Peter Jones * BBC History Magazine *

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Author's Bio

Frank McLynn is the author of many critically acclaimed books, including Napoleon, 1066, Villa and Zapata, Wagons West, Stanley, 1759 and Lionheart and Lackland.

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