Marcus Aurelius – The Meditations of an Emperor Documentary

"Meditations" is such an important book to me when I started College, it helped me see the world better and my own "power" in it as well as letting go of any sense of control I had over other's actions, positively or negatively towards myself.

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Roman catholics , catholics rule. Christianity are just followers.

Catholics live on a real, honest, humble , learning , sometimes strick upbringing, we walk the walk with intelligence and love. 🩵

He was done with them Christians on a slick level woooow! He was very humble and intelligent about it. 😅

I finally bought his meditations book. I can't wait to read a passage a day and walk in the enlightenment path of perfection.

I liked his life and his upbringing. Very honest and keeping real.

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Novus Homo – New Gay haha. Just kidding

I truly believe this man made it through to the Beatific Vision. I am a Christian, and believe it.. 🙂

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429th, 4 January 2025

All that writing to destroy the imperium by choosing his son to lead Rome after him

Marcus Aurelius, often hailed as the “philosopher emperor,” is, in practice, the perfect example of how words can mask contradictory actions. While he preached in his Meditations about virtues such as peace, self-control, and universal harmony, he led brutal military campaigns to expand and consolidate the Roman Empire, causing massacres and devastation across entire regions. His rule, far from being a practical expression of Stoicism, perpetuated the Roman imperialist system based on exploitation, slavery, and domination. Furthermore, his choice to appoint Commodus, a notoriously unsuitable heir, as his successor not only contradicted the Stoic philosophy of governing with rationality and merit, but also plunged Rome into an age of corruption and decadence. These actions demonstrate that Marcus Aurelius’ Stoicism was largely a rhetorical construct, used to justify his power and project an image of wisdom that was not reflected in the reality of his actions.

5:32 is that boris yeltzin??? 😂

How did someone as anti establishment like Marcus Auralius end the Roman golden age because of his succession. Ultimately it was him who was the corrupt one, he became what the stoics and philosphers hated

Marcus has helped many people over the years , it's a blessing to all that his writings survived intact

Marcus’ writings helped through a cheating spouse. His writings are extremely important.

Misleading title…. But thanks anyway

Instead of the mindless garbage of animation and the MCU someone out there should make a movie about marcus aurelius

Marcus Aurelius wasn't taught Christian virtues at a young age so he didn't know how to deal with the Christians who were continually persecuted during his younger years to his reign as an emperor. Had he been able to study Christianity at a younger age, he would've considered leniency towards the Christians during his reign. But he was an exemplary leader that we need today. Maybe stoicism must be taught in schools because virtues and morality are as important as other academic disciplines.

We cannot just teach our young academically and set aside the nurturing of their spiritual and emotional aspects. When you understand yourself and conquer yourself, you can conquer anything.

M.A. was a great leader. He was an incredible individual who was just a product of his time. His teachings are a great example to live by.

Please make a documentary on Bruce Lee😊

"To be like the rock that the waves keep crashing over. It stands unmoved and the raging of the sea falls still around it." This quote changed my life

No mention of The Meditations until 52:22……. really?