The Resource Marcus Aurelius : a life, Frank McLynn
Marcus Aurelius : a life, Frank McLynn
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- Summary
- Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD) is one of the great figures of antiquity who still speaks to us today, more than two thousand years after his death. His Meditations has been compared by John Stuart Mill to the Sermon on the Mount. A guide to how we should live, it remains one of the most widely read books from the classical world. But Marcus Aurelius was much more than a philosopher. As emperor he stabilized the empire, issued numerous reform edicts, and defended the borders with success. His life itself represented the fulfillment of Plato's famous dictum that mankind will prosper only when phil
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st Da Capo Press ed.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvii, 684 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates)
- Contents
-
- Illustrations
- Preface
- Introduction
- Map: Roman empire during the lifetime of Marcus Aurelius
- Marcus Aurelius
- Map: Eastern provinces and Parthia
- Map: Roman empire's Northern frontiers
- Appendix 1: Stoicism
- Appendix 2: Reign of Antoninus Pius
- Appendix 3: Solitude
- Bibliography
- Notes
- Index
- Isbn
- 9780786749676
- Label
- Marcus Aurelius : a life
- Title
- Marcus Aurelius
- Title remainder
- a life
- Statement of responsibility
- Frank McLynn
- Subject
-
- 161-180
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical
- Biographies
- Biography
- Electronic books
- Emperors
- Emperors -- Rome -- Biography
- HISTORY -- Ancient
- History
- Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 121-180
- Philosopher-kings
- Philosopher-kings -- Biography
- Rome (Empire)
- Rome -- History -- Marcus Aurelius, 161-180
- Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 121-180
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD) is one of the great figures of antiquity who still speaks to us today, more than two thousand years after his death. His Meditations has been compared by John Stuart Mill to the Sermon on the Mount. A guide to how we should live, it remains one of the most widely read books from the classical world. But Marcus Aurelius was much more than a philosopher. As emperor he stabilized the empire, issued numerous reform edicts, and defended the borders with success. His life itself represented the fulfillment of Plato's famous dictum that mankind will prosper only when phil
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- McLynn, Frank
- Dewey number
- 937.07092
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DG297
- LC item number
- .M35 2009beb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Marcus Aurelius
- Philosopher-kings
- Emperors
- Rome
- Marcus Aurelius
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
- HISTORY
- Emperors
- Philosopher-kings
- Rome (Empire)
- Label
- Marcus Aurelius : a life, Frank McLynn
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 568-672) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction -- Map: Roman empire during the lifetime of Marcus Aurelius -- Marcus Aurelius -- Map: Eastern provinces and Parthia -- Map: Roman empire's Northern frontiers -- Appendix 1: Stoicism -- Appendix 2: Reign of Antoninus Pius -- Appendix 3: Solitude -- Bibliography -- Notes -- Index
- Control code
- 449200165
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- 1st Da Capo Press ed.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvii, 684 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780786749676
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other control number
- 9780306819162
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
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- 245000
- 7ee0c96b-f504-485c-847a-f430fa1b9bce
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)449200165
- Label
- Marcus Aurelius : a life, Frank McLynn
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 568-672) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction -- Map: Roman empire during the lifetime of Marcus Aurelius -- Marcus Aurelius -- Map: Eastern provinces and Parthia -- Map: Roman empire's Northern frontiers -- Appendix 1: Stoicism -- Appendix 2: Reign of Antoninus Pius -- Appendix 3: Solitude -- Bibliography -- Notes -- Index
- Control code
- 449200165
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- 1st Da Capo Press ed.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvii, 684 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780786749676
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other control number
- 9780306819162
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
-
- 245000
- 7ee0c96b-f504-485c-847a-f430fa1b9bce
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)449200165
Subject
- 161-180
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical
- Biographies
- Biography
- Electronic books
- Emperors
- Emperors -- Rome -- Biography
- HISTORY -- Ancient
- History
- Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 121-180
- Philosopher-kings
- Philosopher-kings -- Biography
- Rome (Empire)
- Rome -- History -- Marcus Aurelius, 161-180
- Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 121-180
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