1. Open
1.1. please note: inter-map links have been disabled for public display purposes
1.2. Antonine Dynasty_Index
1.3. websites for context
1.3.1. Wikipedia: Ancient Rome
1.3.2. Wikipedia: Roman Empire
1.3.3. Wikipedia: Nerva-Antonine Dynasty
1.3.4. Wikipedia: Marcus Aurelius
1.4. a philosopher-king...
1.4.1. as envisioned by...
1.4.1.1. Plato
1.4.1.1.1. concept
1.4.1.1.2. meaning
1.5. background
1.5.1. :
1.5.1.1. rules...
1.5.1.1.1. 161- 180
1.5.1.2. born in...
1.5.1.2.1. 121
1.5.1.3. his wife...
1.5.1.3.1. Faustina
1.5.1.4. his son...
1.5.1.4.1. Commodus
1.5.1.5. progression
1.5.1.5.1. :
1.5.1.6. childhood
1.5.1.6.1. :
1.5.1.7. "To the gods I am indebted..."
1.5.1.7.1. he writes...
1.5.1.8. "Antoninus would have been without competition..."'
1.5.1.8.1. :
1.6. governance
1.7. foreign affairs
1.8. philosophy
1.8.1. :
1.8.1.1. "Six years before his death... "
1.8.1.2. "For as the mutation and dissolution of bodies... "
1.8.1.3. "Marcus' life, however, did not flow on quietly... "
1.8.1.4. offers...
1.8.1.4.1. •
1.8.1.5. a school of virtue...
1.8.1.5.1. and a...
1.8.1.6. hardly bothers to make up his mind about...
1.8.1.6.1. God
1.8.1.7. admits the...
1.8.1.7.1. difficulty of reconciling...
1.8.1.8. knowledge...
1.8.1.8.1. is of value only as a...
1.8.1.8.2. :
1.8.1.9. mind...
1.8.1.9.1. must be a...
1.8.1.9.2. must be so absorbed in...
1.8.1.10. virtue
1.8.1.10.1. :
1.9. writings
1.9.1. •
1.9.1.1. Meditations
1.9.1.1.1. :
1.9.1.1.2. Multi-Media
1.10. legacy
1.10.1. :
1.10.1.1. "We must not merely acknowledge the resolution and tenacity of the ruler, but must also admit that he did what right policy enjoined."
1.10.1.1.1. :
1.10.1.2. "When Marcus died Rome had reached the apex of her curve..."
2. Multi-Media
2.1. Ask
2.2. Bing
2.3. DuckDuckGo
2.4. Google
2.4.1. Google Scholar
2.5. Primary Sources
2.5.1. •
2.5.1.1. Eutropius, The Reign of Marcus Aurelius
3. Resources
3.1. Guidance
3.1.1. :
3.1.1.1. WisdomMaps
3.1.1.1.1. :
3.2. Translation
3.2.1. :
3.2.1.1. Google Translate
3.2.1.1.1. :
3.2.1.2. map translation
3.2.1.2.1. :