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The Stoic Emperor's Lonely Gods: Marcus Aurelius and Roman Religion
Marcus Aurelius is remembered as the philosopher emperor, but he was also Rome's chief priest — pontifex maximus — during a time of plague, war, and unprecedented crisis. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how the Stoic emperor navigated the demands of traditional Roman religion while his personal beliefs, recorded in the Meditations, suggest a far more inward and universal spirituality. They examine the state cults he restored, the foreign gods he consulted (including the Egyptian Harnouphis and the cult of Serapis), the violent purifications he ordered, and the political necessity…
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