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Marcus Aurelius and His Correspondence with Fronto
In this episode of Marcus Aurelius: Rome's Philosopher King, Lucas and Luna explore the intimate correspondence between Emperor Marcus Aurelius and his beloved rhetoric tutor, Marcus Cornelius Fronto. Drawing on surviving letters from the 2nd century CE, they delve into the personal side of the philosopher-emperor—his struggles with health, his deep affection for his family, and his philosophical evolution from rhetoric to Stoicism. The episode covers how the letters reveal Marcus's daily life, his relationships with his wife Faustina and his adoptive brother Lucius Verus, and his…
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