A Companion to Marcus Aurelius / Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World (PDF)

Preface Notes on Contributors Abbreviations The Study of Marcus Aurelius. Introduction Marcel van Ackeren Part I. The Main Sources 1. Cassius Dio and the Historia Augusta Anthony R. Birley 2. Archaeological Evidence of the Marcomannic Wars of Marcus Aurelius (AD 166-180) Thomas Fischer 3. The Meditations Matteo Ceporina 4. Marcus Aurelius' Letters Pascale Fleury 5. Epigraphic records Péter Kovács Part II. Biography and Background 6. The Political State of the Roman Empire Werner Eck 7. Cultural and Intellectual Background and Development Leofranc Holford-Strevens 8. Early Life: Family, Youth and Education Anthony R. Birley 9. Marcus' Life as Emperor Anthony R. Birley 10. The Relation of Politics and Philosophy under Marcus Aurelius Lukas de Blois Part III. Marcus the Emperor 11. Administration and Jurisdiction in Rome and in the Provinces Werner Eck 12. Religion in the Age of Marcus Aurelius Mark J. Edwards 13. The Wars and Revolts Anthony R. Birley 14. The Roman Empire after his Death Olivier HeksterPart IV. Material Forms of Self-Representation 15. The Column of Marcus Aurelius Martin Beckmann 16. The Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius Peter Stewart 17. Coins Susanne Börner 18. The Portraits. A short introduction Dietrich Boschung 19. The Reliefs. The Representation of Marcus Aurelius' Deeds Dietrich Boschung Part V. Marcus the Philosopher 20. The Form and Structure of the Meditations Jean-Baptiste Gourinat 21. The Style of the Meditations Angelo Giavatto 22. Aspects of Orality in (the Text of) the Meditations Michael Erler 23. The Meditations as an (Philosophical) Autobiography Imgard Männlein-Robert 24. Marcus and Previous Stoic Literature Christopher Gill 25. Marcus Aurelius on Physics David Sedley 26. Logic and the Meditations Angelo Giavatto 27. Ethics Jean-Baptiste Gourinat 28. Social Ethics and Politics Gretchen Reydams-Schils 29. The Meditations and the Ancient Art of Living John Sellars 30. The Self in the Meditations Anthony A. Long Part VI. Reception

THE EDITOR

Marcel van Ackeren is Associated Professor/Senior Research Fellow in the Philosophy Department at the University of Cologne. He is the author of Das Wissen vom Guten. Bedeutung und Kontinuität des Tugendwissens in den Dialogen Platons (2003), Heraklit (2005), Understanding Ancient Philosophy (edited with Jörn Müller, 2006), The Political Identity of the West. Platonism in the Dialogue of Cultures (edited with Orrin F. Summerell, 2006), Die Philosophie Marc Aurels, 2 vols. (2011), and Meditations and Representations. Marcus Aurelius in Interdisciplinary Light (edited with Jan Opsomer, 2012).

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