Marcus Aurelius

Anthony R Birley, Anthony Birley0415171253, 9780415171250

An accessible and scholarly study of an emperor who was human and just throughout his long reign which was frequently punctuated by wars with the northern tribes.

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Table of contents :
Book Cover……Page 1
Title……Page 4
Contents……Page 5
List of Illustrations……Page 7
Preface……Page 9
The Age of the Antonines……Page 12
Family and Early Years……Page 29
Aurelius Caesar……Page 54
The Education of an Heir Apparent……Page 70
The Stoic Prince……Page 90
The First Years as Emperor……Page 117
Triumph and Crisis……Page 157
The Northern Wars……Page 176
The Last Years……Page 201
Marcus to Himself……Page 228
Epilogue……Page 241
Sources……Page 243
The Antonine Dynasty……Page 249
The Marcommanic Wars……Page 266
Christianity……Page 273
The Illustrations……Page 283
References and Notes……Page 285
Abbreviations and Bibliography……Page 307
Addenda to Bibliography……Page 313
Index……Page 316