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Marcus Aurelius and the Stoic Emperor's Dream of a Philosopher City
In this episode of Fexingo History, Lucas and Luna explore Marcus Aurelius's ambitious—and ultimately failed—plan to found a city of philosophers inspired by Plato's Republic. Drawing on the letters of Fronto, the Meditations, and the Historia Augusta, they uncover how the emperor envisioned a colony of Stoic sages on the Danube frontier, what practical obstacles doomed the project, and whether any trace of it survived in later Roman thought. The conversation also examines Marcus's correspondence with the orator Aelius Aristides about the ideal city, the logistical challenges…
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