
Marcus Aurelius
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Marcus Aurelius Antoninus was Roman Emperor from 161 to 180. He ruled with Lucius Verus as co-emperor from 161 until Verus' death in 169. He was the last of the "Five Good Emperors", and is also considered one of the most important Stoic philosophers. During his reign, the empire defeated a revitalized Parthian Empire; Aurelius' general Avidius Cassius sacked the capital Ctesiphon in 164. Aurelius fought the Marcomanni, Quadi, and Sarmatians with success during the Marcomannic Wars, but the threat of the Germanic Tribes began to represent a troubling reality for the empire. A revolt in the east led by Avidius Cassius failed to gain momentum and was suppressed immediately. Marcus Aurelius' work Meditations, written in Greek while on campaign between 170 and 180, is still revered as a literary monument to a government of service and duty. It serves as an example of how Aurelius approached the Platonic ideal of a philosopher-king and how he symbolized much of what was best about Roman civilization.
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- Stoics (11)
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Books by Marcus Aurelius
Total count: 161
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M. Antonini ro: impDe vita sva lib. XII. ad animi tranquillitatem fortuna tam secunda quàm adversa parandam per quàm vtilesimpensis Lazari Zetzneri bibliopole1590-01-01
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Archontorologion, or, The diall of princescontaining the golden and famous booke of Marcus Avrelius, sometime emperour of Rome, declaring what excellcncy [sic] consisteth in a prince that is a good Chrisian : and what euils attend on him that is a cruell tirantImprinted by Bernard Alsop, dwelling by Saint Annes church neere Aldersgate1619-01-01
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Pensées morales de Marc Antonin empereurde soy, & à soy-mesmeJean de Ravesteyn1655-01-01
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Markou Antoninou autokratoras tōn eis eauton, biblia 12Marci Antonini imperatoris, de seipso & ad seipsum, libri XII : recogniti et notis illustratiE Theatro Sheldiano1680-01-01
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Reflexions morales avec des remarques de Mr. & de Mad. Dacier2e éd.chez Abraham Wolfgang1691-01-01
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Markou Antōninou tōn eis heauton.Marci Antonini de rebus suis, sive de eis quae ad se pertinere censebat, libri XII, locis haud paucis repurgati, suppleti, restituti; versione insuper latina nova, lectionibus item variis, locisq; parallelis ...Huic secundae editioni accessere annotationes selectiores A. d'Acerii latinitate donatae, necnon Marci Antonini vita ... à Geo. Stanhope.Impensis E. Millingtoni1697-01-01
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Marci Antonini Imperatoris De rebus suissive, de eis quae ad se pertinere censebat : libri XII2nd ed. --Impensis Edv. Millingtoni ...1697-01-01
De rebus suis, sive, De eis qu©Œ ad se pertinere censebat, libri XIIlocis haud paucis repurgati, suppleti, restituti, versione insuper Latina nova, lectionibus item variis locisq, parallelis ad marginem adjectis, ac commentario perpetuo, explicati atque illustratiHuic secund©Œ editioni / accessere annotationes selectiores A. D'Acerii Latinitate donat©Œ, necnon Marci Antonini vita, passim aucta, & idoneis scriptorum veterum testimoniis firmata ; © Geo. Stanhope, coll. reg. Apud Cantabr. quondam Socio.impensis Edv. Millingtoni ...1697-01-01-
Markou Antōninou tōn eis heauton viveia dōdeka.Marci Antonini de rebus suis, sive de eis quae ad se pertinere censebat, libri XII, locis haud paucis repurgati, suppleti, restituti; versione insuper latina nova, lectionibus item variis, locisq; paralelis ... ac commentario perpetuo explicati atque illustrati, studio operâqueImpensis E. Millingtoni1697-01-01
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Thomæ Gatakeri Opera criticadissertatio de n. instrumenti styloapud F. Halman [et al.1697-01-01
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De rebus suis ... Libri XIILocis haud paucis repurgati, suppleti, restituti: versione insuper Latina nova; ... ac commentario perpetuo explicati atque illustratiHuic secundae editioni accesiere Annotationes selectiores A. D'Acerii latinitate donatae, necnon Marci Antonini vita .. à Geo. Stanhope.Impensis Edv. Millingtoni1697-01-01
The Emperor Marcus Antoninushis conversation with himselfR. Sare1701-01-01-
Marci Antonini imperatoris eorum quae ad seipsum libri XIIe Theatro Sheldoniano1704-01-01
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De rebus suis, sive De eis quæ ad se pertinere censebat libri xiiapud Davidem Mortier1707-01-01
The Emperor Marcus Antoninus: His Conversation with Himself. Together with ...Printed for theexecutors of RichardSare1726-01-01-
The Emperour Marcus Antoninushis conversation with himself : together with the preliminary discourse of the learned Gataker, as also the emperour's life, written by Monsieur D'acier and supported by the authorities collected by Dr. Stanhope : to which is added The mythological picture of Cebes the Theban, &c.3d ed., corr.Printed for the executors of R. Sare and sold by R. Williamson1726-01-01
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The Emperor Marcus Antoninushis conversation with himself. Together with the preliminary discourse of the learned Gataker. As also, the emperor's life3d ed., corr.J. Darby1726-01-01
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Zhitīe i di︠e︡la Marka Avrelīi︠a︡ Antonīna, t︠s︡esari︠a︡ Rimskago a pri tom sobstvennyi︠a︡, i premudryi︠a︡ evo razsuzhdenīi o sebi︠e︡ samomPri Īmperatorskoĭ Akademīi Nauk1740-01-01
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[Markou Antoninou autokratoros tōu eiz eauton Biblia 12] = Marci Antonini imperatoris libri XII eorum quae ad seipsumpost Gatakerum, ceterosque, recognoti, et illustratiIn aedibus Academicis, excudebat R. Foulis1744-01-01
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The commentaries of the Emperor Marcus Antoninus. Containing his maxims of science, and rules of life. ... Translated from the original in Greek, by James Thomson, Gent. With a short preface by the translator, ...printed by T. Parker, for the translator: and sold by Charles Corbett1747-01-01
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Commentariescontaining his maxims of science and rules of life, wrote for his own use, and address'd to himselfParker1747-01-01
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Réflexions, distribuées par ordere de matièresavec quelques remarques qui servent à l'éclaircissement du texteNouvelle éd.chez George Conrad Walther1754-01-01
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The meditations of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius AntoninusNewly translated from the Greek: with notes, and an account of his life4th ed.Printed by Robert & Andrew Foulis1764-01-01
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The commentaries of the Emperor Marcus Antoninus. Translated from the Greek, by Mr. ThomsonLondon: printed in the year, 1747. Glasgow: re-printed for Robert Urie1766-01-01
Pensées de l'empereur Marc-Aurele-Antoninou leçons de vertu que ce prince philosophe se saisoit à lui-même...De l'imprimerie de L. Cellot ...1770-01-01-
Manuel tiré d'Epictéte et de l'Empereur Marc Aureleimprimé chez Biggs et Cottle1798-01-01
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Unterhaltungen mit sich selbstAus dem griechischen übersetzt. Mit anmerkungen und einem versuche über Antonin's philosophische grundsätze begleitetJ.G. Röhss1799-01-01
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Pensées traduites du grecchez Ant. Augustin Renouard, XI.1803-01-01
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.M. Cornelii Frontonis Opera inedita cum epistulis item ineditis Antonini Pii .M. Aurelii .L. Veri et Appiani nec non aliorum veterum fragmentisRegiis typis1815-01-01
M. Cornelii Frontonis et M. Avrelii Imperatoris EpistulaeBurliaeum1823-01-01
D. Imperatoris Marci Antonini Commentariorum quos sibi ipse scripsit libri xii, cum ...Sumptibus O. Holtze1829-01-01-
D. imperatoris Marci Antonini Commentariorumquos sibi ipsi scripsit libri XII.Ed. stereotypasumtibus et typis C. Tauchnitii1829-01-01
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Commentariorum quos sibi ipsi scripsit libri XIIad optimorum librorum fidem diligenter recogniti, cum selecta varietate lectionis et adnotationibus criticis, curavit Io. Matth. SchultzEditio stereotypa.C. Tauchnitii1829-01-01
D. imperatoris Marci Antonini Commentariorum: quos sibi ipsi scripsit libri XII.sumtibus et typis C. Tauchnitii1829-01-01-
Commentariorum quos sibi ipsi scripsit libri XIITauchnitz1829-01-01
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Theophrasti CharacteresMarci Antonini Commentarii ; Epicteti Dissertationes ab Arriano literis mandatae fragmenta et Enchiridion cum commentario Simplicii ; Cebetis Tabula ; Maximi Tyrii Dissertationes : Graece et Latine cum indicibusA. Firmin-Didot1840-01-01
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M. Cornelii Frontonis et M. Aurelii Imperatoris epistulae. L. Veri et Antonini Pii et Appiani epistularum reliquiae. Fragmenta Frontonis et scripta grammatica. Editio prima Romana plus centum epistulis aucta ex codice rescripto Bibliothecae Pontificiae VaticanaeIn Collegio Urbano apud Burliaeum1842-01-01
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MeditationenEduard Trewendt1857-01-01
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The thoughts of the Emperor M. Aurelius Antonius.Thomas Nelson1860-01-01
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Mark Aurel's selbstgesprächeKrais & Hoffman1866-01-01
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PenséesGermer-Baillière1876-01-01
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MeditationsNew and complete edition.Lee and Shepard, etc., etc.1876-01-01
Pensées de Marc-AurèleLibrairie Germer-Baillière1876-01-01-
Marci Antonini Commentariorum quos sibi ipsi scripsit libri xiiAd optimorum librorum fidem diligenter recogniti : cum selecta varietate lectionis et adnotationibus criticissumptibus O. Holtze1879-01-01
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Fourth book of the MeditationsMacmillan1882-01-01
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The fourth book of the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius AntoninusMacmillan1882-01-01
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Los doce libros del emperador Marco AurelioCorr. nuevamente.Dirección y Adminstración1885-01-01
Selections from the Thoughts of Marcus Aurelius for every day in the yearPrinted on the Mergenthaler Linotypes1888-01-01-
The thoughts of the Emperor Marcus Antoninus Aurelius1890-01-01
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The thoughts of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius AntoninusLittle, Brown1892-01-01
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Selections from the thoughts of Marcus Aurelius AntoninusRoberts1893-01-01
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Marc-Aurèle dans ses rapports avec le christianismeFischbacher1897-01-01
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus to himselfan English translation with introductory study on stoicism and the last of the StoicsMacmillan1898-01-01-
Pensées morales ...Ravesteyn1900-01-01
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Golden bookselectionsDodge Publishing Co.1900-01-01
The thoughts of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius AntoninusG.N. Morang1900-01-01-
The XII books of Marcus Aurelius the emperorG. Bell1900-01-01
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The thoughts of the Emperor M. Aurelius AntoninusRevised ed.G.P. Putnam's Sons1900-01-01
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Marcvs Avrelivs Antoninus the Roman emperovr, his meditations concerning himselfe: treating of a natvrall mans happinessewherein it consisteth, and of the meanes to attaine unto itJ.M. Dent1900-01-01
Marcus Aurelius' Golden Book: SelectionsH.M. Caldwell Co.1900-01-01
ThoughtsMershon1900-01-01-
Three wise menextracts from the celebrated works of M. Aurelius Antoninus [sic], Francis Bacon and Benjamin Franklin.Printed by hand at the Cranbrook Press [by George G. Booth]1901-01-01
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The meditations of the Emperor Marcus Antoninusa new rendering based on the Foulis translation of 1742O. Schulze1902-01-01
Helpful thoughts from the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius AntoninusA. C. McClurg & company1902-01-01-
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus to himself1902-01-01
Markou Antōninou autokratoros tōn eis heauton biblia [12] =D. Imperatoris Marci Antonini commentariorum quos sibi ipsi scripsit libri XII[2nd ed.]. --In aedibus B.G. Teubneri1903-01-01
Tōn e is heauton biblia 12.in aedibus B. G. Teubneri1903-01-01-
... Wisdom of the Emperor Marcus AureliusPriv. print. by N.H. Dole1903-01-01
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Markou Antōninou autokratoros tōn eis eauton biblia 12 =D. imperatoris Marci Antonini Commentariorum quos sibi ipsi scripsit libri XIIIn aedibus B.G. Teubneri1903-01-01
Pensées de Marc-AurèleFeret1904-01-01-
The Marcus Aurelius year bookH.B. Claflin1905-01-01
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Leaves of comfort from Marcus Aurelius Antoninus.T.N. Foulis1906-01-01
The thoughts of Marcus AureliusCassell1908-01-01-
The thoughts of Marcus AureliusCassell1908-01-01
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M. Antoninus imperator ad se ipsume Typographeo Clarendoniano1908-01-01
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emperor of Rome. M. Antonius imperator ad se ipsum. Ed. By I.H. LeopoldClassic Books1908-01-01
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Marcus Aurelius Antoninus.A. L. Humphreys1908-01-01
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Marc Aurels SelbstbetrachtungenA. Kröner1909-01-01
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The golden book of Marcus Aurelius, tr. out of the Greek by Meric Casaubon.J.M. Dent1909-01-01
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The thoughts of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus the emperorBrentano's1910-01-01
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Marcus Aurelius Antoninus to himselfMacmillan1910-01-01
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The meditations of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius AntoninusMcKay1910-01-01
Markou Antninou autokratoros Tn eis heauton biblia 12.Marci Antonini imperatoris in semet ipsum libri 12. Recognovit Henricus Schenel.Ed. maiorIn Aedibus B.G. Teubneri1913-01-01-
Marci Antonini imperatoris in semet ipsvm libri XIIEditio maior.in aedibvs B. G. Teubner1913-01-01
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Markou Antōniou autokrateros Tōn eis heauton biblia 12Marci Antonini imperatoris In semet ipsum libri XIIEd. maior.in aedibus B. G. Teubneri1913-01-01
Marcus AureliusRev Ed editionLoeb Classical Library1916-01-01
The communings with himself of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, emperor of Rometogether with his speeches and sayingW. Heinemann1916-01-01
The communings with himself of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, emperor of Rome, together with his speeches and sayingsa revised text and a translation into English by C.R. HainesW. Heinemann1916-01-01-
The communings with himself of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, emperor of Rometogether with his speeches and sayingsW. Heinemann1916-01-01
The golden book of Marcus AureliusJ. M. Dent & co.1919-01-01-
To himselfMacmillan1919-01-01
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Ricordi dell'imperatore Marc'Aurelio AntoninoBarbera1920-01-01
Sonnets from Marcus AureliusThos. P. Halpin company1920-01-01-
Les pensées de marc-AuréleNouvelle édition. --Librairie Félix Alcan1921-01-01
Les pensées de marc-AuréleNouvelle édition. --Librairie Félix Alcan1921-01-01-
Raʻyonot Marḳus Avrelius.Hotsa'at Avraham Yosef Sheṭibel1922-01-01
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Marc-Aurèle.Société d'édition "Les belles lettres"1925-01-01
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Marc-AurèleSociété d'édition "Les belles lettres"1925-01-01
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Ricordi2. ed.Istituto editoriale italiano1928-01-01
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The communings with himself of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Emperor of Rometogether with his speeches and sayingsHeinemann1930-01-01
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Meditations of Marcus AureliusEveryman's Library, J.M.Dent1935-01-01
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Myšlenky Marka Aurelia.Vydal Bohuslav Hendrich1939-01-01
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Markou Antõninou autokratoros Ta eis heauton.The meditations of the Emperor Marcus AntoninusThe Clarendon press1944-01-01
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Soliloquios de Marco AurelioSecretaría de educación pública1944-01-01
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Pensées pour moi-même [par] Marc-Aur̀ele, suivies du Manuel d'Épict̀ete et du Tableau [de la vie humaine] de Céb̀es.Traduction nouvelle avec prolégom̀enes et notes par Mario Meunier.Garnier1945-01-01
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Marc-Aurèle penséesLes Belles lettres1953-01-01
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PenséesTexte établi et traduit par A.I. Trannoy. Préf. d'Aimé Puech.1953-01-01
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PenséesSociété d'édition "Les Belles Lettres,"1953-01-01
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Pensées.Nouvelle éditionHatier1955-01-01
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Marco Aurelio latinoArmanni1957-01-01
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Marco Aurelio latino.Introd., testo critico e commento a cura di Luigi Pepe.Armanni1957-01-01
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Communings with himself, together with his speeches and sayings.A rev. text and a translation into English by C.R. Haines.Harvard University Press1961-01-01
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The communings with himself of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, emperor of Rome, together with his speeches and sayingsHarvard University Press1961-01-01
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Soliloquios o reflexiones morales1963-01-01
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Pensées pour moi-mêmesuivies du Manuel d'EpictèteGarnier-Flammarion1964-01-01
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MeditationsPenguin Books1964-01-01
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Marco AurelioCentro Editor de América Latina1968-01-01
Markos Antōninou autokratoros Ta eis heauton =The meditations of the Emperor Marcus AntoninusClarendon Press1968-01-01-
I ricordi.G. Einaudi1968-01-01
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Markou Antoninou autokratoros ta eis heautonThe meditations of the Emperor Marcus AntoninusRepr. from corrected sheets of the 1st ed.Clarendon Press1968-01-01
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M. Antoninus imperator ad se ipsumUniversity Microfilms1970-01-01
The commentaries of the Emperor Marcus Antoninus, containing his maxims of science and rules of life, wrote for his own use and address'd to himselfAMS Press1975-01-01
Commentaries of the Emperor Marcus AntoninusAms Pr Inc1977-06-01-
Marci Aurelii Antonini Ad se ipsum libri XIIB.G. Teubner1979-01-01
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Scritti di Marco AurelioLettere a Frontone, pensieri, documenti (Classici greci)Unione Tipografico-Editrice Torinese1984-01-01
MeditacionesAlianza1985-01-01-
SelbstbetrachtungenInsel Verlag1992-01-01
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A se stessoPensieri (I Grandi libri Garzanti)1. ed editionGarzanti1993-01-01
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Psychiatric Emergency Part 3 (Psychiatric Emergencies)Mosby Elsevier Health Science1996-01-01
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Psychiatric Emergency Part 2 (Psychiatric Emergencies)Mosby Elsevier Health Science1996-01-01
Wie soll man leben?Anton Cechov liest Marc AurelDiogenes1997-01-01
SoliloquesLGF1998-05-01
Wege zu sich selbst.Artemis & Winkler1998-09-01
The Spiritual Teachings of Marcus AureliusHodder Mobius Audio2000-05-04
Wie soll man leben? Anton Cechov liest Marc Aurel.Diogenes Verlag2001-01-01
Maximas y ensenanzasPrimera edicion editionEditorial Lectorum2001-06-01
Happiness (Illuminations)Profile Books2001-10-01
The emperor's handbooka new translation of The meditationsScribner2002-01-01
SelbstbetrachtungenNachdr.Reclam2005-01-01-
Pensieri ; a cura di Antonia Marchiori ; note di Maria Luisa Gambato.Salerno2005-01-01
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Liber de MoralitatibusSt. Bonaventure University2005-01-01
PensamientosCartas. Testimonios (Clasicos)Tecnos Editorial S a2005-06-30-
Marcus Aurelius in loveUniversity of Chicago Press2006-01-01
Marcus Aurelius' Golden BookKessinger Publishing, LLC2007-03-01
Chen si luZhong Ying shuang yu, dian cang ben = MeditationsZhong yang bian yi chu ban she2008-01-01-
Chen si luYi wei Luoma di wang de ren sheng zhe si = MeditationsDi 1 banXin shi jie chu ban she2008-01-01
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Pensées de Marc-AuréleCreative Media Partners, LLC2018-01-01
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MeditationsIndependently Published2018-01-01
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Meditations of Marcius Aurelius (Hardcover)Lulu Press, Inc.2018-01-01
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MeditationsIndependently Published2019-01-01
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MeditationsIndependently Published2021-01-01
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MeditationsIndependently Published2022-01-01
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Betrachtungen 1755Creative Media Partners, LLC2022-01-01
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MeditationsIndependently Published2022-01-01
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Thoughts of Marcus Aurelius AntoninusCreative Media Partners, LLC2023-01-01
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Marc Aurels SelbstbetrachtungenA. Kröner
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Libro Aureo de la Vida y Cartas de Marco Aurelio Emperador, y eloquentissimo Orador, nuevamente corregido y emendadoAñadiose de nuevo la Tabla de todas las Sentencias, y buenos dichos, que en el se contienen.En casa de Martin Nucio, à las dos Cigueñas
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Golden book of Marcus AureliusDent
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De seipso et ad seipsum libri XIIMynne
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[Golden boke].
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Meditations of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus