Stoicism in the Time of Plague

The Story of Marcus Aurelius and the Antonine Plague

Mar 12, 2020

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The Story of Marcus Aurelius and the Antonine Plague

This is a dramatized account of the events surrounding the Antonine Plague, which spread across Europe in the late 2nd century AD. It inspired the discussion of these events in relation to Stoic philosophy found in my book How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius.

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