Marcus Aurelius: The Wise Emperor and the Stoic Philosophy

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Sinopsis:
Rewritten by Dewi Sulistya Wati. Marcus Aurelius was not only a Roman emperor, but also a symbol of inner strength in the face of history’s storms. On frozen battlefields, as plague struck and rebellions shook the Empire, Marcus wrote Meditations a private journal that has become an enduring work of philosophy. He did not write it for praise or fame, but to fortify his mind and spirit. Through his words, he shows that even in a brutal world, people can still choose to live with virtue, peace, and dignity.Marcus’s life stories are full of paradoxes and lessons: he ruled the world, yet cared more about contemplating deeply on life and death. He rejected luxury, refused to be worshipped as a god, and chose the Stoic path: living in harmony with nature, keeping his integrity in power, and acting justly even when no one was watching. When the outer world spun out of control from the Antonine Plague to the Marcomannic Wars he stayed calm, believing that the only thing he could truly control was his own inner attitude.