Historians such as Cassius Dio accused her of committing adultery with handsome soldiers and gladiators. In his writings, however, Marcus Aurelius has only good words for her. The two had 13 ...

The historian Cassius Dio, who upheld Marcus Aurelius as the paradigm of imperial rule, was not so blinkered as to recognize the limitations of his imperial idol. Marcus was, by all accounts ...

I’ll leave the last word on Marcus to the historian Cassius Dio, who lived through his entire reign: [Marcus Aurelius] did not meet with the good fortune that he deserved, for he was not strong ...

Cassius is clever, maybe even correct in his ... which he kinda leaves in the dust from his sandals. I lean to Marcus ...

Robertson, a founding member of the organization Modern Stoicism and the president and founder of the Plato’s Academy Centre nonprofit, is the author of Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor In the ...

Marcus Aurelius would never hit snooze. Ben Franklin loved to sit in the nude. These historical figures had serious opinions on how to start the morning right. Even history's most accomplished ...

Learning to sleep under the stern gaze of Marcus Aurelius. By Megan Margulies “Absolutely not,” I told my husband from the bed as he tried to find the right place on his dresser for Marcus ...

By Tom Mashberg With its flowing robes and stoic posture, the larger-than-life bronze statue believed to represent the great Roman statesman Marcus Aurelius had, since 1986, held pride of place in ...