Meditations (Large Print Edition) by Marcus Aurelius (Illustrated)

Download or read book Meditations (Large Print Edition) by Marcus Aurelius (Illustrated) written by Marcus Aurelius and published by . This book was released on 2019-01-15 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting the Large Print edition of the Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, which features 16-point sized font and above. There are certain books of antiquity that have risen to the status of required readings for those interested in effective leadership. Meditations has achieved this rare renown, influencing countless changemakers and leaders throughout history. Along with strength of character, an effective leader also possesses the ability to adapt and therefore to take informed, needful, and decisive action. Also available from Golding Books is The Essential Classics for Leaders: Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu, The Art of War by Sun Tzu, Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, and The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli with an introduction by Nicholas Tamblyn along with related large print editions, all part of Golding Books' Essential and Great Books Series. Among large print books for seniors nonfiction, large print gifts for seniors and large print inspirational books for seniors Meditations is a singularly timeless work and without compare among large print classic books. Marcus Aurelius was born in 121 in Rome. His original name was Marcus Annius Verus, and he was born into a wealthy and political family. A dedicated student, he became a Stoic, a philosophy which emphasized self-restraint, fate, and reason. He was chosen by Emperor Hadrian to be his eventual successor, and in 161, Aurelius took control of the Roman Empire along with his brother Verus, assuming the name Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus. His rule suffered the threat of war and disease, and, while Rome was held, his rule weakened after the death of his brother. His son Commodus became co-ruler in 177 (having been named Caesar in 166), and Aurelius died after a repeated bout of illness in 180.