Meditations

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<b>Marcus Aurelius Antoninus</b> (a.d. 121–180) succeeded his adoptive father as emperor of Rome in a.d. 161. A student of philosophy from his earliest youth, he was especially influenced by the first-century Stoic thinker Epictetus. His later reputation rests on his <i>Meditations</i>, written during his later years and never meant for formal publication.<br><br><b>Gregory Hays</b> is assistant professor of classics at the University of Virginia. He is currently completing a translation and critical study of the mythographer Fulgentius.