Meditations
The private notebook of a Roman emperor on duty, adversity and keeping a steady mind.
- Author
- Marcus Aurelius
- Translated by
- George Long
- First published
- Written c. 170–180 AD; this translation 1862
- Length
- About 46,000 words (roughly 160 print pages)
- Formats
- EPUB (DRM-free) · Online reader
- Language
- English (British spelling)
- Edition source
- Standard Ebooks (public-domain dedication, CC0)
About this book
Marcus Aurelius ruled the Roman Empire through war and plague, and kept a notebook of reminders to himself: to act justly, to accept what he could not change, and not to be thrown by other people’s anger or his own. He never meant it to be published.
Short, numbered reflections make this an ideal book to read a few pages at a time. This is George Long’s classic Victorian translation from the Greek.
About this edition. This book is in the public domain, so the text may be available free elsewhere. Your purchase covers our formatted EPUB edition, full access in the online reader and lifetime re-downloads from your library. Read the free sample before you buy.
- The complete text — about 46,000 words (roughly 160 print pages)
- George Long’s 1862 translation from the Greek, with his notes
- DRM-free EPUB for Apple Books, Google Play Books, Kobo e-readers and most reading apps (Kindle: via Send to Kindle)
- Full access in our online reader on any phone, tablet or computer
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Credits & licence
Ebook edition: Standard Ebooks, released into the public domain (CC0 1.0). Produced for Standard Ebooks by Alex Cabal, based on a transcription by the Internet Classics Archive and digital scans from Google Books. Cover: Standard Ebooks design adapted from “After the Audience”, a painting completed in 1879 by Lawrence Alma-Tadema (public domain). EPUB and web reader edition packaged by Paper Lane Books from the Standard Ebooks source files. Standard Ebooks is not affiliated with Paper Lane Books and does not endorse this shop.
