*=rf m THE THOUGHTS OF THE EMPEROR MARCUS AURELIUS ANTONINUS. THE THOUGHTS OF THE EMPEROR AURELIUS ANTONINUS.MARCUS TRANSLATED BY GEORGE LONG. BOSTON: ANDLITTLE, COMPANY.BROWN, 1889. : fflmbcrsitg $rfsa WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE.JOHN PREFACE. I HAVE revised the Life andcarefully Philosophy in which I have made a few correc-of ANTONINUS, fewand added a notes.tions, I have also made a few alterations in the transla- where I that I could totion nearerthought approach the author's and I have added a few notesmeaning ; and references. remain IThere still difficulties which cannot remove, because the text is sometimes too to be under-corrupt and no trueto restore thestood, attempt readings could be successful. GEORGE LONG. CONTENTS. PAGE iBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH PHILOSOPHY OF MARCUS AURELIUS ANTONINUS 33 THE THOUGHTS 81 INDEX OF TERMS 285 GENERAL INDEX 289 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF MARCUS AURELIUS ANTONINUS. \/f ANTONINUS was born at A. D. onRome, 121, * the 26th of His AnniusApril. father, Verus, died while he was His mother was Domitiapraetor. also named Lucilla. The T. Anto-Calvilla, Emperor ninus Pius married Annia Galeria the sisterFaustina, of Annius and was the uncle ofVerus, consequently When HadrianM. Antoninus. Antoninusadopted him his in thePius and declared successor empire, Pius both L. CeioniusAntoninus adopted Commodus, of Aelius and M. whosethe son Caesar, Antoninus, name was M. Annius Verus. Antoninus thenoriginal took the name of M.