Marcus Aurelius The Philosopher King

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Credits:
Host - Simon Whistler
Author - Radu Alexander
Producer - Jennifer Da Silva
Executive Producer - Shell Harris

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[huldrrrr]

One of my fave Marcus Aurelius stories is from when he was like 12 and already big into stoicism and a frugal, practical lifestyle; his mother caught him sleeping on the floor and told him to stop with that nonsense. Then when he became Emperor he started sleeping on the floor again. What a guy

[SecretHat]

Marcus is one of those men in history I look to whenever I want to feel tired about whatever I'm dealing with. The problems he had to face along with the frequent likelihood of death at that time (particularly several of his children) really puts a measure on what suffering is and how to face it.
Never forget we have what only kings did in those days, and the best one can hope to do with such gifts is to put them all to good use.

[Pan_Z]

"Be content to seem what you really are"
"The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way"
"All men suffer, but not all men pity themselves."
Excepts from Marcus Aurelius' Meditations.

[tomhumphreys]

"Death smiles at us all, all a man can do is smile back" - Marcus Aurelius

[HarperGamble]

Marcus Aurelius gave his little brother the unplugged controller in order to distract him from making an assassination attempt against him.

[KingofCabal]

"The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane."

[Belief_Before_Glory]

"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts."
—Marcus Aurelius

[ethanramos]

“You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength”
Marcus Aurelius

[m.a.mehalick]

I'm so glad you chose Marcus Aurelius for the new episode! Meditations helped save my life. I hope you cover other stoics like Seneca and Epictetus in the near future.

"When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love"

[MrPhange]

Marcus is one of the few leaders who genuinely wanted to be good for the sake of goodness. And it's a shame he couldn't leave a legacy that followed in his footsteps.

[ignitionfrn]

1:25 - Chapter 1 - Early years & rise to power
7:20 - Chapter 2 - The war in parthia
12:00 - Mid roll ads
13:35 - Chapter 3 - The antonine plague
15:45 - Chapter 4 - The marcomannic wars
21:50 - Chapter 5 - A new emperor rises

[LiftOffLife]

The Gregory Hayes translation of Marcus Aurelius book
"Meditations" changed my life.

[HistoryExplained]

I love Marcus Aurelius so much that I saved my latest video’s upload date to coincide with his birthday! ⭐️

[stephensmith]

I’ve always found Marcus one of the most interesting people in history great video

[colbystearns]

He's one of my favorite historic figures really, probably my favorite Roman emperor along with Aurelian a century after him. I have the Gregory Hayes translation of his Meditations text as well, it's a fascinating look into the mind of a powerful leader during a time of crisis.

[Concatenate]

Read the book "How to Think Like a Roman Emperor" by Donald Robertson. It talks quite a bit about how Marcus was shaped by the various people around him and the links between ancient Stoicism and modern Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

[juansebastianhernandez]

Just to clarify, "Eudaimonia" in ancient greek did not mean "blessedness", but it was closer to "happiness". Of course, it literally means "acomppanied by good spirits", as greeks believed that spirits determined our state of mind (so an angry person was dominated by spirits of anger and such). However, in ancient philosophy, eudaimonia became more of a concept of the good life, that is, a "happy" life (of course, most greeks did not understand happiness as a feeling or as pleasure, but rather, as a state of calm and fulfillment).

[benangel]

"It's not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live." (Words to live by...)

[mysteryjunkie]

Even Niccola Machiavelli praised Marcus Auerlius as a very unique and virtous leader.

[revert]

'Do not indulge in dreams of what you have not, but reckon up the chief of the blessings you do possess and then thankfully remember how you would crave for them if they were not yours.'

-Marcus Aurelius Meditations