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18 Things You Didn’t Know About Marcus Aurelius

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Who was Marcus Aurelius? It is amazing Meditations, year after year and read after read, feels both incredibly timely and incredibly timeless (there’s a reason the book has endured now for almost twenty centuries). It’s amazing that a person so famous—known to millions in his own lifetime and subject to countless books and articles and movies—could still be giving off new secrets, but indeed that’s what he’s doing. In this video Ryan Holiday outlines 18 things you probably don’t know about one of the greatest thinkers, philosophers, and leaders who ever lived. 00:00 Intro 01:17 He lived through a pandemic 02:42 He was a crier 03:29 His nickname was “Verissimus" 04:01 He had insomnia 04:41 He had a sense of humor 05:11 His most trusted general attempted a coup 06:01 He spent 12 years at war 06:50 He had a co-emperor 08:00 He lost EIGHT children 08:49 He liked the simple life 09:15 He never claimed to be a Stoic 09:52 He actually loved his w …...more
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Intro

0:00

He lived through a pandemic

1:17

He was a crier

2:42

His nickname was “Verissimus"

3:29

He had insomnia

4:01

He had a sense of humor

4:41

His most trusted general attempted a coup

5:11

He spent 12 years at war

6:01

He had a co-emperor

6:50

He lost EIGHT children

8:00

He liked the simple life

8:49

He never claimed to be a Stoic

9:15

He actually loved his wife

9:52

He had imposter syndrome

10:28

He once held a garage sale

11:29

He was a nerd and a jock

12:13

He had his life changed by a book

13:18

He wrote in Greek

14:11

He spent his last moments consoling others

14:45
18 Things You Didn’t Know About Marcus Aurelius
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2022Jul 19
Who was Marcus Aurelius? It is amazing Meditations, year after year and read after read, feels both incredibly timely and incredibly timeless (there’s a reason the book has endured now for almost twenty centuries). It’s amazing that a person so famous—known to millions in his own lifetime and subject to countless books and articles and movies—could still be giving off new secrets, but indeed that’s what he’s doing. In this video Ryan Holiday outlines 18 things you probably don’t know about one of the greatest thinkers, philosophers, and leaders who ever lived. 00:00 Intro 01:17 He lived through a pandemic 02:42 He was a crier 03:29 His nickname was “Verissimus" 04:01 He had insomnia 04:41 He had a sense of humor 05:11 His most trusted general attempted a coup 06:01 He spent 12 years at war 06:50 He had a co-emperor 08:00 He lost EIGHT children 08:49 He liked the simple life 09:15 He never claimed to be a Stoic 09:52 He actually loved his wife 10:28 He had imposter syndrome 11:29 He once held a garage sale 12:13 He was a nerd and a jock 13:18 He had his life changed by a book 14:11 He wrote in Greek 14:45 He spent his last moments consoling others 📕 Get a copy of Marcus Aurelius' Meditations at the Painted Porch Bookshop: https://www.thepaintedporch.com/produ... ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail 🎓 FREE GUIDE to Stoic philosophy: https://dailystoic.com/freeguide 🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ Instagram: ​  / dailystoic   Twitter:   / dailystoic   Facebook:   / dailystoic   TikTok:   / daily_stoic   #Stoicism​ #DailyStoic​ #RyanHoliday​

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