Marcus Aurelius Quotes

“Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present.” —Marcus Aurelius”
― Hourly History, Marcus Aurelius: A Life from Beginning to End

“Annius Verus”
― Hourly History, Marcus Aurelius: A Life from Beginning to End

“But in early 171 when these ransacking tribesmen attempted to cross back over the border”
― Hourly History, Marcus Aurelius: A Life from Beginning to End

“pillaging, and murderous violence ensued shortly thereafter.”
― Hourly History, Marcus Aurelius: A Life from Beginning to End

“some of the enemy tribes were able to slip through.”
― Hourly History, Marcus Aurelius: A Life from Beginning to End

“Marcus’ troops were stretched thin enough for a gap to be created on the northern border”
― Hourly History, Marcus Aurelius: A Life from Beginning to End

“Unfortunately for the residents of Italy, however,”
― Hourly History, Marcus Aurelius: A Life from Beginning to End

“over the Danube to attack the enemy.”
― Hourly History, Marcus Aurelius: A Life from Beginning to End

“Marcus marched to northern Italy where he prepared to send his legions”
― Hourly History, Marcus Aurelius: A Life from Beginning to End

“after seeing Marcus make great sacrifices towards the same end.”
― Hourly History, Marcus Aurelius: A Life from Beginning to End

“Romans were much more eager to contribute to the war effort”
― Hourly History, Marcus Aurelius: A Life from Beginning to End

“brought forth some hard cash, and it also set a public example for the rest of Rome.”
― Hourly History, Marcus Aurelius: A Life from Beginning to End

“storehouse of all gold, diamonds, and jewelry to raise money.”
― Hourly History, Marcus Aurelius: A Life from Beginning to End

“order to help fund the war meanwhile, Marcus resorted to auctioning off all of his personal treasure”
― Hourly History, Marcus Aurelius: A Life from Beginning to End

“these men were inspired by Marcus Aurelius to fight for their freedom.”
― Hourly History, Marcus Aurelius: A Life from Beginning to End

“Known as his gladiator units,”
― Hourly History, Marcus Aurelius: A Life from Beginning to End

“Marcus brokered the idea to entice Roman slaves to fight in the army”
― Hourly History, Marcus Aurelius: A Life from Beginning to End

“secondary hindrance was the fact that the Roman treasury had become so depleted”
― Hourly History, Marcus Aurelius: A Life from Beginning to End

“This proved to be no small order for two reasons. First of all, the plague had decimated much of the army,”
― Hourly History, Marcus Aurelius: A Life from Beginning to End

“soon as his brother was buried, Marcus then returned to the task of raising an army to face the northern threat.”
― Hourly History, Marcus Aurelius: A Life from Beginning to End

“to escort the body of Lucius back to Rome.”
― Hourly History, Marcus Aurelius: A Life from Beginning to End

“Marcus was beside himself with grief and immediately had his entourage turn around”
― Hourly History, Marcus Aurelius: A Life from Beginning to End

“Lucius was found dead in his horse-drawn carriage,”
― Hourly History, Marcus Aurelius: A Life from Beginning to End

“who was seemingly struck down with a stroke on just the third day of their trip.”
― Hourly History, Marcus Aurelius: A Life from Beginning to End

“The two then began their journey north in early 169, but it would prove to be an ill-fated one for Lucius,”
― Hourly History, Marcus Aurelius: A Life from Beginning to End

“Roman officials were able to broker peace talks with representatives of these groups before push came to shove.”
― Hourly History, Marcus Aurelius: A Life from Beginning to End

“They were apparently encroaching onto the frontier borders, causing skirmishes and threatening invasion of the Empire outright.”
― Hourly History, Marcus Aurelius: A Life from Beginning to End

“this time it was the Victuali and the Marcomanni”
― Hourly History, Marcus Aurelius: A Life from Beginning to End

“Of the main variations and amalgamations of tribal groups to the Roman north,”
― Hourly History, Marcus Aurelius: A Life from Beginning to End

“Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.” —Marcus Aurelius”
― Hourly History, Marcus Aurelius: A Life from Beginning to End