Van Ackeren M. (ed.) A Companion to Marcus Aurelius

Blackwell Publishing, 2012. — 560 p. — (Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World). — ISBN: 978-1-4051-9285-9.A Companion to Marcus Aurelius presents the first comprehensive collection of essays to explore all essential facets relating to contemporary Marcus Aurelius studies.First collection of its kind to commission new state-of-the-art scholarship on Marcus Aurelius
Features readings that cover all aspects of Marcus Aurelius, including source material, biographical information, and writings
Contributions from an international cast of top Aurelius scholars
Addresses evolving aspects of the reception of the MeditationsThe Study of Marcus Aurelius: Introduction (Marcel van Ackeren).
The Main Sources.
Cassius Dio and the Historia Augusta (Anthony R. Birley).
Archaeological Evidence of the Marcomannic Wars of Marcus Aurelius (AD 166–80) (Thomas Fischer).
The Meditations (Matteo Ceporina).
Marcus Aurelius’ Letters (Pascale Fleury).
Epigraphic Records (Peter Kovacs).
Biography and Background.
The Political State of the Roman Empire (Werner Eck).
Cultural and Intellectual Background and Development (Leofranc Holford-Strevens).
Early Life: Family, Youth, and Education (Anthony R. Birley).
Marcus’ Life as Emperor (Anthony R. Birley).
The Relation of Politics and Philosophy under Marcus Aurelius (Lukas de Blois).
Marcus the Emperor.
Administration and Jurisdiction in Rome and in the Provinces (Werner Eck).
Religion in the Age of Marcus Aurelius (Mark J. Edwards).
The Wars and Revolts (Anthony R. Birley).
The Roman Empire after His Death (Olivier Hekster).
Material Forms of Self-Representation.
The Column of Marcus Aurelius (Martin Beckmann).
The Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius (Peter Stewart).
Coins (Susanne Borner).
The Portraits: A Short Introduction (Dietrich Boschung).
The Reliefs: Representation of Marcus Aurelius’ Deeds (Dietrich Boschung).
Marcus the Philosopher.
The Form and Structure of the Meditations (Jean-Baptiste Gourinat).
The Style of the Meditations (Angelo Giavatto).
Aspects of Orality in (the Text of) the Meditations (Michael Erler).
The Meditations as a (Philosophical) Autobiography (Irmgard Mannlein-Robert).
Marcus and Previous Stoic Literature (Christopher Gill).
Marcus Aurelius on Physics (David Sedley).
Logic and the Meditations (Angelo Giavatto).
Ethics (Jean-Baptiste Gourinat).
Social Ethics and Politics (Gretchen Reydams-Schils).
The Meditations and the Ancient Art of Living (John Sellars).
The Self in the Meditations (Anthony A. Long).
Reception.
The Reception of the Philosopher-King in Antiquity and the Medieval Age (Julia Bruch and Katrin Herrmann).
The Sanctification of Marcus Aurelius (Amy Richlin).
Marcus Aurelius and Neostoicism in Early Modern Philosophy (Jill Kraye).
Marcus Aurelius in Contemporary Philosophy (John Sellars).