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a philosopher forced to run an empire, and he took notes on how much it sucked.
means a roman emperor who wrote a private journal of stoic self-discipline that became one of history's most beloved self-help books.
from born 121 ad, adopted into power he never really wanted, he ruled during plagues and wars and jotted meditations to himself in greek, never intending anyone else to read them.
the bookmeditations was never meant for publication
the plagueruled through the antonine plague for years
the successorhis son commodus became a disaster, unlike him
the warwrote parts of meditations in military camps