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Marcus Aurelius and the Stoic Letters Lost to Time
In this episode of Fexingo History, Lucas and Luna explore a little-known aspect of Marcus Aurelius's reign: his personal correspondence. While the 'Meditations' are famous, the emperor also exchanged letters with his tutor Fronto, revealing a more human side—his struggles with illness, grief over children's deaths, and frustrations with court life. They dive into the rediscovery of these letters in a palimpsest at the Ambrosian Library in Milan, the challenges of reading a faded manuscript, and what these intimate writings tell us about Stoicism in practice. Along the…
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