Dave86ch Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 I resurrected Marcus Aurelius, the last of the Five Good Emperors of the Roman Empire. We discussed his personal life, success, society, and currency debasement, drawing on his experience with the now-defunct Denarius. https://dscompounding.com/2023/03/31/chapter-iii-digital-marcus-aurelius/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spekulatius Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 6 minutes ago, Dave86ch said: I resurrected Marcus Aurelius, the last of the Five Good Emperors of the Roman Empire. We discussed his personal life, success, society, and currency debasement, drawing on his experience with the now-defunct Denarius. https://dscompounding.com/2023/03/31/chapter-iii-digital-marcus-aurelius/ He wasn't always stoic - he had his wife Faustina killed. Netflix has a series about Rome and the first 2 episodes deal with the tail end of Aurelius reign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave86ch Posted March 31, 2023 Author Share Posted March 31, 2023 6 minutes ago, Spekulatius said: He wasn't always stoic - he had his wife Faustina killed. Netflix has a series about Rome and the first 2 episodes deal with the tail end of Aurelius reign. Thank you spek. I usually prefer books as well, and I can suggest two amazing ones: "Meditation" by Marcus Aurelius and "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" by Edward Gibbon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurel Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 3 hours ago, Spekulatius said: He wasn't always stoic - he had his wife Faustina killed. Netflix has a series about Rome and the first 2 episodes deal with the tail end of Aurelius reign. Oops.. But yeah, I love "Meditation". Great rules for life. Repeated over and over in self-help-books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HubbadaPow Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 I always imagined MA writing Meditation for his son, who was...not stoic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave86ch Posted April 1, 2023 Author Share Posted April 1, 2023 (edited) 19 hours ago, HubbadaPow said: I always imagined MA writing Meditation for his son, who was...not stoic I believe he wrote Meditations for the citizens of Rome, which was already declining in values and was the antechamber of the aftermath collapse Edited April 1, 2023 by Dave86ch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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