Screen LibraryMarcus Aurelius in the Historia Augusta and beyond /
"This book examines the biography of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius. It seeks to further understand the author of the Historia Augusta alongside the reminiscences of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Geoff W. Adams arrives at this understanding through a study of a wide range of literary texts. M...
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Lexington Books,
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| Publisher Address: | Lanham : |
| Publication Dates: | [2013] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"This book examines the biography of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius. It seeks to further understand the author of the Historia Augusta alongside the reminiscences of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Geoff W. Adams arrives at this understanding through a study of a wide range of literary texts. Marcus Aurelius was a very important ruler of the Roman Empire, who has had an impact symbolically, philosophically, and historically upon how the Roman Empire has been envisioned. Adams achieves this end to bring a clearer understanding to his representation and to modern interpretations of his highly |
| Carrier Form: | ix, 333 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-330) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780739176382 (hardback : alkaline paper) 0739176382 (cloth : alkaline paper) |
| Index Number: | DG297 |
| CLC: |
K126 K835.467 |
| Call Number: | K835.467/M322A |
| Contents: | The Vita Marci Antonini Philosophi and the Historia Augusta -- Commentary on the Vita Marci Antonini Philosophi -- Commentary on the Interpolation in the Vita Marci Antonini Philosophi -- Marcus Aurelius' General Representation in the Historia Augusta -- Marcus Aurelius in the Third and Fourth Centuries AD -- Appendix: The Vita Marci Antonini Philosophi : the Text and a Translation. |