Description
Marcus Aurelius was the last famous Stoic of antiquity but he was also to become the most powerful man in the known world – the Roman emperor. After losing his father at an early age, he threw himself into the study of philosophy. The closest thing history knew to a philosopher-king, yet constant warfare and an accursed plague almost brought his empire to its knees. “Life is warfare”, he wrote, “and a sojourn in foreign land!” One thing alone could save him: philosophy, the love of wisdom!
The remarkable story of Marcus Aurelius’ life and philosophical journey is brought to life by philosopher and psychotherapist Donald J. Robertson, in a sweeping historical epic of a graphic novel, based on a close study of the historical evidence, with the stunning full-color artwork of award-winning illustrator Zé Nuno Fraga.
Deondre Lynch @dbaumbach_516
August 10, 2022
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I feel like Robertson has tapped into something special here. This type of book helps brings ancient historical figures to life for those of us who have a visual learning style. I would love to see more authors dip their toes into these waters because this book does an amazing job of humanizing Marcus Aurelius and making it easy to organize Meditations and actually see his thought process evolve through the years of his life.