Marcus Aurelius Part 1: Verissimus

In part one of our series on famed Roman emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius, we explore the early life of the last of the so-called “5 good emperors”. Born the son of a wealthy mother and a politician father who would die early on, Marcus would be raised in the lap of Hadrian, the famed “builder emperor of Rome". As Hadrian left to begin his tour of the far reaches of the empire, Marcus learned his first lessons from the painters, servants and tutors provided by his mother, giving him a taste of his future passion: philosophy. By his teens, the young philosopher would be pushed to his limits when Hadrian returned, more brutal and insane than ever before. It would take all the wisdom, courage, and temperance young Marcus had to not be killed by the unhinged orders of his dying emperor. Tune in to part one to hear the beginnings of Marcus Aurelius! (Ep. 082)