{"product_id":"meditations-paperback-4","title":"Meditations - 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\u003eMarcus Aurelius\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid V. Hicks\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eC. Scot Hicks\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow available in an accessible, new translation, \"The Emperor's Handbook\" is an important piece of ancient literature that remains more relevant than ever today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarcus Aurelius ruled the Roman Empire from 161 to 180 AD. Born to an upper-class Roman family in 121, Aurelius was adopted by his uncle, the emperor Antoninus Pius, in 138. Aurelius studied Greek and Latin literature, philosophy, and law, and was especially influenced by the Stoic thinker Epictetus. After Pius's death, Aurelius succeeded the throne alongside his adoptive brother, Lucius Verus. His reign was marked by plague, numerous military conflicts, and the deaths of friends and family--including Lucius Verus in 169. Despite these struggles, the Empire flourished under Marcus's rule as the last emperor of the Pax Romana, an era from 27 to 180 of relative peace and prosperity for the Roman Empire. Aurelius wrote his \u003ci\u003eMeditations\u003c\/i\u003e as spiritual exercises never intended for publication, and died at fifty-eight while on campaign against the Germanic tribes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDavid Hicks spent decades heading independent schools in the United States while speaking and writing in defense of classical learning in the modern academy. In 1982 his book \u003ci\u003eNorms \u0026amp; Nobility\u003c\/i\u003e, a treatise on education, won the American Library Association's Outstanding Book Award for education. He was President of Darlington School in Rome, Georgia, and he and his family make their permanent home at West of the Moon, a ranch in Montana's Madison Valley. David and Scot Hicks are brothers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eScot Hicks headed schools in Greece, France, and the United States and for over twenty years taught Latin and Greek in Europe and America. His translation of Sophocles's \u003ci\u003eAntigone\u003c\/i\u003e was performed at schools and at the Aspen Institute in Colorado. His other translations from Greek include Plutarch's \u003ci\u003eParallel Lives\u003c\/i\u003e, and translations of Latin, Italian, French and English poetry have appeared in reviews in France, where he lives with his family in Brittany. Scot and David Hicks are brothers.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 14, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45580044402790,"sku":"9781668050804","price":18.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/c3SRdNcOOy9781668050804.webp?v=1777632634","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/meditations-paperback-4","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}