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To: The Philosopher who wrote (54997)	8/21/2002 8:25:53 PM
From: average joe	Read Replies (1) of 82486

Wisdom of the Ages: Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome Although Plato only dreamed of the time of the "philosopher-kings," the only ruler in history to come close to the ideal was the Emperor Marcus Aurelius, who ruled over the "world that was Rome" from 161 to 180 A.D. The last of the three "Wise Emperors" that also included Hadrian and Trajan, Marcus Aurelius' political life was spent bringing the "Pax Romanica" -- the Peace of Rome" to the barbarian tribes occupying what now is Germany and settling disputes among the squabbling petty kingdoms of the Middle East and North Africa. Believed to have been poisoned by disaffected courtiers, Marcus Aurelius was succeeded by his dissolute and mentally unbalanced son, Commodus, who squandered the Imperial treasury on games and ultimately destroyed the trust his father had built between Rome and the empire's client states and kingdoms. Effectively, the end of the reign of Marcus Aurelius was the beginning of the dissolution of the Roman Empire. He once said, "Life itself is neither good nor evil, but only a place for good and evil." "And thou wilt give thyself relief, if thou doest every act of thy life as if it were the last." ~ Marcus Aurelius ~

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