Stoicism
Who Was Marcus Aurelius?
Marcus Aurelius was Roman emperor from 161 to 180, through a plague that emptied cities and a war that kept him on the Danube for years. The book we…
September 24, 2026 · 4 min read
Stoicism
Memento Mori: Why Stoics Kept Death in the Room
Memento mori is Latin for remember you will die. The Stoics carved it into rings and painted it into their still lifes, and for years I took it for…
July 21, 2026 · 4 min read