Marcus aurelius wrote the 12 books of the meditations in koine greek as a source for his own guidance and selfimprovement. It is one of the few complete works of a late stoic philosopher that still exists today. Nearly two thousand years after it was written, meditations remains profoundly relevant for anyone seeking to lead a meaningful life. It is doubtful that marcus aurelius antoninus ever intended for this book to be published. There is probably no more romantic story of a book in the history of literature than that of the volume known as the meditations of marcus aurelius. Farquharsons translation was originally published in 1944, as part of a major commentary on marcus aurelius work.
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