{"product_id":"meditations","title":"Meditations","description":"\u003cp\u003eA handsome hardback edition of the private notebooks of Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome from 161 to 180 AD and the last of the ‘Five Good Emperors’.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNever meant for publication, the \u003cem\u003eMeditations\u003c\/em\u003e were jotted down by campfires and in military tents on the Roman frontier, during a reign marked by near-constant war and a devastating plague. In them Marcus, a follower of Stoic philosophy, works through the ‘spiritual exercises’ that helped him cultivate patience, generosity, self-knowledge and calm – advice on resilience, moderation and living in agreement with nature that feels as relevant today as it did two thousand years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis edition uses a modernised version of George Long’s classic translation, with an introduction by the Stoicism expert Donald Robertson.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp class=\"ttp-genre\" style=\"font-size:0.85em;font-style:italic;\"\u003eGenre: Classics · Society \u0026amp; Ideas · Books in Translation\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marcus Aurelius","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60300302287193,"sku":"9780857088468","price":19.9,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1069\/9056\/7769\/files\/9780857088499.jpg?v=1794042897","url":"https:\/\/thetwotrickpony.ch\/products\/meditations","provider":"The Two Trick Pony","version":"1.0","type":"link"}