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Stoicism, From a Slave and an Emperor

The same philosophy worked from the bottom of Rome to the very top.

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Marcus Aurelius Marcus Aurelius was a Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher who governed the Roman Empire from 161 to 180 AD.
Zeno of Citium Zeno of Citium was a Hellenistic philosopher from Cyprus who founded the Stoic school of philosophy around 300 BC.
Epictetus Epictetus was a Greek Stoic philosopher who taught that suffering comes from trying to control external events rather than our own actions.
Gaius Musonius Rufus Musonius Rufus was a 1st-century Roman Stoic who taught Epictetus, argued women need the same education as men, and was exiled by Nero.
Seneca the Younger Seneca the Younger was an ancient Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, and dramatist who served as the tutor and political advisor to Emperor Nero.
Cato the Younger Cato the Younger was an influential, uncompromising Roman senator and Stoic philosopher during the fall of the Roman Republic.
Meditations Marcus Aurelius wrote Meditations as a private journal of Stoic reflections while running the Roman Empire and leading military campaigns.