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Marcus Aurelius: Warrior, Philosopher, Emperor
F.J. McLynn
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Paperback. Marcus Aurelius is the one great figure of antiquity who still speaks to us today, nearly 2,000 years after his death. A philosopher as well as an emperor, his was an extraordinary reign. He proved himself a great leader. This is his biography. Num Pages: 704 pages, 18. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 158 x 37. Weight in Grams: 540.
Marcus Aurelius is the one great figure of antiquity who still speaks to us today, nearly 2,000 years after his death. A philosopher as well as an emperor, his was an extraordinary reign. He proved himself a great leader, protecting the Empire from Germans in the North and fighting the Parthians in the East, and his Meditations - compared by John Stuart Mill to the Sermon on the Mount - remains one of the most widely-read Classical books. Impeccably researched and vividly told, Frank McLynn's Marcus Aurelius is the definitive biography of a monumental historical figure.
Marcus Aurelius is the one great figure of antiquity who still speaks to us today, nearly 2,000 years after his death. A philosopher as well as an emperor, his was an extraordinary reign. He proved himself a great leader, protecting the Empire from Germans in the North and fighting the Parthians in the East, and his Meditations - compared by John Stuart Mill to the Sermon on the Mount - remains one of the most widely-read Classical books. Impeccably researched and vividly told, Frank McLynn's Marcus Aurelius is the definitive biography of a monumental historical figure.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Books
Number of pages
704
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
704
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844135271
SKU
V9781844135271
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About F.J. McLynn
Frank McLynn is the author of many critically acclaimed books, including Napoleon, 1066, Villa and Zapata, Wagons West, Stanley, 1759 and Lionheart and Lackland.
Reviews for Marcus Aurelius: Warrior, Philosopher, Emperor
A compendious and thought-provoking study
Boris Johnson
The Mail on Sunday
Impressively well-researched and unfailingly engaging
John Dillon
The Irish Times
McLynn has written a huge, erudite survey of the social, cultural, economic and political world of the second century AD rather than a mere biography of Marcus Aurelius...there is much to enjoy here and even more to be learned
Literary Review
By exposing the real Marcus Aurelius, this biography illuminates an important era of transition...it was under Marcus that the delicate balance was disturbed and this, too, is his legacy.
Martin Empson
TLS
A flickering torch in the darkness, and with his fine biography, Frank McLynn tends the flame.
Stephen McGinty
Scotsman
Plain, polished, panoramic biography.
Iain Finlayson
Times
If you like your history feisty, opinionated and judgemental McLynn is the man for you... it certainly makes for a terrific read.
Peter Jones
BBC History Magazine
Boris Johnson
The Mail on Sunday
Impressively well-researched and unfailingly engaging
John Dillon
The Irish Times
McLynn has written a huge, erudite survey of the social, cultural, economic and political world of the second century AD rather than a mere biography of Marcus Aurelius...there is much to enjoy here and even more to be learned
Literary Review
By exposing the real Marcus Aurelius, this biography illuminates an important era of transition...it was under Marcus that the delicate balance was disturbed and this, too, is his legacy.
Martin Empson
TLS
A flickering torch in the darkness, and with his fine biography, Frank McLynn tends the flame.
Stephen McGinty
Scotsman
Plain, polished, panoramic biography.
Iain Finlayson
Times
If you like your history feisty, opinionated and judgemental McLynn is the man for you... it certainly makes for a terrific read.
Peter Jones
BBC History Magazine