
In Our Time: History
BBC Radio 4
Categories: Education
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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the man who, according to Machiavelli, was the last of the Five Good Emperors. Marcus Aurelius, 121 to 180 AD, has long been known as a model of the philosopher king, a Stoic who, while on military campaigns, compiled ideas on how best to live his life, and how best to rule. These ideas became known as his Meditations, and they have been treasured by many as an insight into the mind of a Roman emperor, and an example of how to avoid the corruption of power in turbulent times. The image above shows part of a bronze equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius. With Simon Goldhill Professor of Greek Literature and Culture and Fellow of King’s College, Cambridge Angie Hobbs Professor of the Public Understanding of Philosophy at the University of Sheffield And Catharine Edwards Professor of Classics and Ancient History at Birkbeck, University of London Producer: Simon Tillotson
Previous episodes
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305 - Marcus Aurelius Thu, 25 Feb 2021
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304 - The Plague of Justinian Thu, 21 Jan 2021
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303 - The Cultural Revolution Thu, 17 Dec 2020
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302 - The Zong Massacre Thu, 26 Nov 2020
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301 - Maria Theresa Thu, 22 Oct 2020
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300 - Cave Art Thu, 24 Sep 2020
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299 - Pericles Thu, 17 Sep 2020
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298 - The Covenanters Thu, 12 Mar 2020
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297 - The Valladolid Debate Thu, 20 Feb 2020
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296 - Battle of the Teutoburg Forest Thu, 13 Feb 2020
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295 - Alcuin Thu, 30 Jan 2020
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294 - The Siege of Paris 1870-71 Thu, 16 Jan 2020
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293 - Tutankhamun Thu, 26 Dec 2019
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292 - Coffee Thu, 12 Dec 2019
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291 - Lawrence of Arabia Thu, 05 Dec 2019
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290 - Li Shizhen Thu, 28 Nov 2019
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289 - Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem Thu, 21 Nov 2019
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288 - The Treaty of Limerick Thu, 07 Nov 2019
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287 - Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow Thu, 19 Sep 2019
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286 - The Ming Voyages Thu, 13 Oct 2011
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285 - Doggerland Thu, 27 Jun 2019
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284 - The Mytilenaean Debate Thu, 20 Jun 2019
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283 - The Inca Thu, 13 Jun 2019
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282 - President Ulysses S Grant Thu, 30 May 2019
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281 - The Gordon Riots Thu, 02 May 2019
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280 - Nero Thu, 25 Apr 2019
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279 - The Great Irish Famine Thu, 04 Apr 2019
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278 - The Danelaw Thu, 28 Mar 2019
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277 - William Cecil Thu, 07 Mar 2019
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276 - Antarah ibn Shaddad Thu, 28 Feb 2019
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275 - Owain Glyndwr Thu, 31 Jan 2019
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274 - The Poor Laws Thu, 20 Dec 2018
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273 - The Thirty Years War Thu, 06 Dec 2018
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272 - The Long March Thu, 29 Nov 2018
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271 - Horace Thu, 15 Nov 2018
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270 - Marie Antoinette Thu, 08 Nov 2018
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269 - The Fable of the Bees Thu, 25 Oct 2018
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268 - Is Shakespeare History? The Romans Thu, 18 Oct 2018
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267 - Is Shakespeare History? The Plantagenets Thu, 11 Oct 2018
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266 - The Mexican-American War Thu, 28 Jun 2018
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265 - Montesquieu Thu, 14 Jun 2018
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264 - Persepolis Thu, 07 Jun 2018
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263 - Margaret of Anjou Thu, 24 May 2018
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262 - The Emancipation of the Serfs Thu, 17 May 2018
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261 - The Almoravid Empire Thu, 03 May 2018
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260 - Roman Slavery Thu, 05 Apr 2018
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259 - Tocqueville: Democracy in America Thu, 22 Mar 2018
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258 - The Highland Clearances Thu, 08 Mar 2018
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257 - Sun Tzu and The Art of War Thu, 01 Mar 2018
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256 - Frederick Douglass Thu, 08 Feb 2018