Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Who Ruled Himself
Автор: Illumentary
Загружено: 2026-01-01
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Marcus Aurelius documentary (Illumentary) — Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher behind Meditations. War, plague, and responsibility tested his rule—until his most enduring victory became private: learning to govern himself.
Marcus Aurelius faced war, plague, and the slow unraveling of the world he was sworn to protect. By the end of his life, one quiet discipline proved more enduring than any title, victory, or decree.
Marcus Aurelius was a Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher whose private reflections—never meant for publication—became Meditations, one of the most influential works of philosophy ever written.
This documentary traces his life from privilege to responsibility, from inherited power to self-mastery, following the pressures of rule, loss, and uncertainty that shaped his thinking. Rather than offering easy answers, Marcus left behind something rarer: a record of someone attempting, day by day, to govern himself with reason, humility, and restraint.
Nearly two thousand years later, his words remain not because they promise control over the world—but because they show what remains when control is gone.
Chapters:
00:00 - An Emperor Alone in the Cold
01:41 - The Boy Marcus Annius Verus
03:00 - The Day Stoicism “Clicks”
04:16 - Apprenticed to Power
05:40 - War, Plague, and the Weight of Rome
07:27 - Meditations: Notes Never Meant for Us
08:47 - A Human Leader in a Hard World
09:54 - Commodus and the Limits of Legacy
11:04 - What Endures When Power Ends
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