Stoicism and the Eleusinian Mysteries
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Stoicism and the Eleusinian Mysteries
How Marcus Aurelius was Initiated into the Cult of Demeter
How Marcus Aurelius was Initiated into the Cult of Demeter
For I made a vow, when the war began to blaze highest, that I too would be initiated... —Marcus Aurelius, quoted in Lives of the Sophists
The Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD) is best-known today …
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