Meditations
Sign in to saveMeditations () is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor from 161–180 CE, recording his private notes to himself and ideas on Stoic philosophy.
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- Author
- Marcus Aurelius
- First published
- 1626
- Editions
- 643
- Subjects
- Philosophy, Nonfiction, Classics, Self-Help, Ethics, Early works to 1800, Conduct of life
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Key facts
- Book.name
- Meditations
- Book.language
- Koine Greek
- Book.author
- Marcus Aurelius
- Book.title_orig
- Unknown, probably untitled
- Book.country
- Roman Empire
- Book.image
- Marcus Aurelius. De seipso, seu vita sua (Xylander, 1558).jpg
- Book.image_size
- 200px
- Book.caption
- Editio princeps by Wilhelm Xylander in 1558
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Meditations () is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor from 161–180 CE, recording his private notes to himself and ideas on Stoic philosophy.
==Composition== Marcus Aurelius wrote the 12 books of the Meditations in Koine Greek as a source for his own guidance and self-improvement. It is possible that large portions of the work were written at Sirmium, where he spent much time planning military campaigns in AD 170–180. A portion of his work was written while he was on campaign, because internal notes reveal that the first book was "written in the country of the Quadi, at the Granova" (modern-day Hron River in Slovakia) and the second book was written at Carnuntum.