Happiness could be found through the practice of virtue and being guided at all times by reason in the face of life’s vicissitudes. It’s believed Marcus Aurelius wrote Meditations as a form of ...

How do you keep calm in times of crisis? What do people need to be happy? Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius is often quoted ...

Marcus Aurelius has always held personal significance ... including Small Island Developing States (SIDS), who face the brunt of climate impacts. Aurelius’ Stoic cosmopolitanism would also ...

Marcus Aurelius would never hit snooze. Ben Franklin loved to sit in the nude. These historical figures had serious opinions on how to start the morning right. Even history's most accomplished ...

A headless bronze statue, believed to depict Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, has belonged to the Cleveland Museum of Art for nearly 40 years. But soon, the artifact will be in New York where ...

Marcus Aurelius once faced a similar situation to what world leaders face right now: guarding your citizens during a pandemic. He was the emperor of Rome in 165 AD when the Antonine Plague broke ...

Learning to sleep under the stern gaze of Marcus Aurelius. By Megan Margulies “Absolutely not,” I told my husband from the bed as he tried to find the right place on his dresser for Marcus ...

Robertson, a founding member of the organization Modern Stoicism and the president and founder of the Plato’s Academy Centre nonprofit, is the author of Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor In the ...

By letting go of attachments to outcomes and embracing the present moment, we can find freedom and resilience in the face of change. For Marcus Aurelius, virtue was not merely a moral ideal but a ...