Rusticus was the adviser of Antoninus after he became emperor. 7), a philosopher, and also a man of practical good sense in public affairs. What he learned from this excellent man is told by himself (i. Antoninus’ campaigns against the Quadi, at a time when the commemoration of the virtues of his illustrious teachers might remind him of their lessons and the practical uses which he might derive from them.Īmong his teachers of philosophy was Sextus of Chaeroneia, a grandson of Plutarch. Besides, this book, like the eleven other books, was for his own use and if we may trust the note at the end of the first book, it was written during one of M. Antoninus means to commemorate the merits of his several teachers, what they taught, and what a pupil might learn from them. The way in which he speaks of what he learned from them might seem to savor of vanity or self-praise, if we look carelessly at the way in which he has expressed himself but if any one draws this conclusion, he will be mistaken. We must suppose that he learned the Roman discipline of arms, which was a necessary part of the education of a man who afterwards led his troops to battle against a warlike race.Īntoninus has recorded in his first book the names of his teachers, and the obligations which he owed to each of them. Volusianus Maecianus, a distinguished jurist. But he did not neglect the study of law, which was a useful preparation for the high place which he was designed to fill. Finally, he abandoned poetry and rhetoric for philosophy, and he attached himself to the sect of the Stoics. When he was eleven years old, he assumed the dress of philosophers, something plain and coarse, became a hard student, and lived a most laborious, abstemious life, even so far as to injure his health. 11) among those to whom he was indebted for his education. There are extant letters between Fronto and Marcus, which show the great affection of the pupil for the master, and the master’s great hopes of his industrious pupil. Cornelius Fronto were his teachers in eloquence. Like many young Romans he tried his hand at poetry and studied rhetoric. 30) the virtues of the excellent man and prudent ruler. He had the happy fortune to witness the example of his uncle and adoptive father Antoninus Pius, and he has recorded in his word (i. 17) that he had good grandfathers, good parents, a good sister, good teachers, good associates, good kinsmen and friends, nearly everything good. Antoninus became Augustus, he dropped the name of Verus and took the name of Antoninus. 139: the name Aelius belonged to Hadrian’s family, and Aurelius was the name of Antoninus Pius. Aelius Aurelius Verus, to which was added the title of Caesar in A.D. Ceionius Commodus, the son of Aelius Caesar, and M. When Hadrian adopted Antoninus Pius and declared him his successor in the empire, Antoninus Pius adopted both L. Antoninus Pius married Annia Galeria Faustina, the sister of Annius Verus, and was consequently the uncle of M. His mother was Domitia Calvilla, also named Lucilla. His father, Annius Verus, died while he was praetor. There still remain difficulties which I cannot remove, because the text is sometimes too corrupt to be understood, and no attempt to restore the true readings could be successful. I have also made a few alterations in the translation where I thought that I could approach nearer to the author’s meaning and I have added a few notes and references. I have carefully revised the Life and Philosophy of Antoninus, in which I have made a few corrections, and added a few notes. The Philosophy Of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus This online edition was created and published by Global Grey on the 10th February 2023.īiographical Sketch Of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus This translation by George Long was originally published in 1889.
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