Marcus Aurelius: The Only Philosopher Who Ruled an Empire
Marcus Aurelius is the only person in history who was both a great philosopher and ruler of a vast empire. He governed Rome at its peak. Sixty million people. Britain to Syria. Absolute power. And every night, he wrote notes to himself about how to be a better person. Those notes became Meditations. It’s the most honest book ever written by someone with unlimited power. No audience. No agenda. Just a man trying to figure out how to live well....