Marcus Aurelius Wrote Meditations While Waging a Brutal War
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Marcus Aurelius Wrote Meditations While Waging a Brutal War

Marcus Aurelius wrote his most famous thoughts while commanding armies that were systematically destroying the very values he cherished.

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