{"product_id":"marcus-aurelius-a-life-paperback","title":"Marcus Aurelius: A Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrank McLynn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarcus Aurelius (121-180 AD) is one of the great figures of antiquity who still speaks to us today, more than two thousand years after his death. His \u003ci\u003eMeditations\u003c\/i\u003e has been compared by John Stuart Mill to the Sermon on the Mount. A guide to how we should live, it remains one of the most widely read books from the classical world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But Marcus Aurelius was much more than a philosopher. As emperor he stabilized the empire, issued numerous reform edicts, and defended the borders with success. His life itself represented the fulfillment of Plato's famous dictum that mankind will prosper only when philosophers are rulers and rulers philosophers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Frank McLynn's \u003ci\u003eMarcus Aurelius\u003c\/i\u003e, based on all available original sources, is the definitive and most vivid biography to date of this monumental historical figure.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank McLynn\u003c\/b\u003e is a highly regarded historian and the author of more than twenty critically acclaimed biographies, including \u003ci\u003eMarcus Aurelius\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRichard \u0026amp; John\u003c\/i\u003e A graduate of Wadham College, Oxford, and London University, where he obtained his doctorate, he lives and writes in England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 720\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.89 x 8.98 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 10, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45311219335270,"sku":"9780306819162","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/dmNDRVk3ODdpc3VMQjFOTHplcWVNQT09.webp?v=1774270232","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/marcus-aurelius-a-life-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}