Stoicism: Philosophy as a Way of Life

Stoicism: Philosophy as a Way of Life

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Was Marcus Aurelius Cuckolded?

Was Marcus Aurelius Cuckolded?

Responding to a recurring question about Faustina's alleged infidelities

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I’ve been asked several times to comment on this Reddit post about Marcus Aurelius. As the answer isn’t simple, I’ll go into it in a bit more detail in this analysis below.

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My initial reaction to this was: who cares? Or rather, I think the ancient Stoics would have advised us to view the feelings experienced by the author of this post as an unhealthy pa…

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