Interesting!

Minor points... We are in fact told that Socrates wrote poems, although these are lost. Marcus did write the Meditations, but it was not…

Interesting! Those are all valid observations, except the one about Socrates never having children. Socrates had three sons and very much like Marcus Aurelius, he was known for having sons who were a disappointment, leading people to debate to what extent a father could be held responsible for how his children grow up. Even wise men can have foolish son…