A Companion to Marcus Aurelius

A COMPANION TO MARCUS AURELIUS......Page 1
Contents......Page 7
List of Figures......Page 11
Notes on Contributors......Page 13
Preface......Page 19
List of Abbreviations......Page 21
The Study of Marcus Aurelius: Introduction......Page 23
PART I: The Main Sources......Page 33
1 Cassius Dio and the Historia Augusta......Page 35
2 Archaeological Evidence of the Marcomannic Wars of Marcus Aurelius (AD 166–80)......Page 51
3 The Meditations......Page 67
4 Marcus Aurelius’ Letters......Page 84
5 Epigraphic Records......Page 99
PART II: Biography and Background......Page 115
6 The Political State of the Roman Empire......Page 117
7 Cultural and Intellectual Background and Development......Page 132
8 Early Life: Family, Youth, and Education......Page 161
9 Marcus’ Life as Emperor......Page 177
10 The Relation of Politics and Philosophy under Marcus Aurelius......Page 193
PART III: Marcus the Emperor......Page 205
11 Administration and Jurisdiction in Rome and in the Provinces......Page 207
12 Religion in the Age of Marcus Aurelius......Page 222
13 The Wars and Revolts......Page 239
14 The Roman Empire after His Death......Page 256
PART IV: Material Forms of Self-Representation......Page 271
15 The Column of Marcus Aurelius......Page 273
16 The Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius......Page 286
17 Coins......Page 300
18 The Portraits: A Short Introduction......Page 316
19 The Reliefs: Representation of Marcus Aurelius’ Deeds......Page 327
PART V: Marcus the Philosopher......Page 337
20 The Form and Structure of the Meditations......Page 339
21 The Style of the Meditations......Page 355
22 Aspects of Orality in (the Text of ) the Meditations......Page 368
23 The Meditations as a (Philosophical) Autobiography......Page 384
24 Marcus and Previous Stoic Literature......Page 404
25 Marcus Aurelius on Physics......Page 418
26 Logic and the Meditations......Page 430
27 Ethics......Page 442
28 Social Ethics and Politics......Page 459
29 The Meditations and the Ancient Art of Living......Page 475
30 The Self in the Meditations......Page 487
PART VI: Reception......Page 503
31 The Reception of the Philosopher-King in Antiquity and the Medieval Age......Page 505
32 The Sanctification of Marcus Aurelius......Page 519
33 Marcus Aurelius and Neostoicism in Early Modern Philosophy......Page 537
34 Marcus Aurelius in Contemporary Philosophy......Page 554
Index......Page 567