The Emperor Marcus AureliusFront matterReading editionChapter navigation12 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterThe Emperor Marcus AureliusChapter I · PRELUDEChapter II · THE BOY STOICChapter III · A PHILOSOPHER ON THE THRONEChapter IV · LIFE IN THE PALACEChapter V · ON THE DANUBEChapter VI · THE BOOK OF MEDITATIONSChapter VII · LAST DAYS IN ROMEChapter VIII · “THE END OF THE OLD WORLD”Chapter IX · THE MARTYRS OF CHRISTChapter X · THE PAGAN À KEMPISBeginning of this editionNext chapter →The Emperor Marcus AureliusAll chapters and sections (12)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsThe Emperor Marcus AureliusChapters12345678910tapa“He spoke to them of the vanity of life.” Page 98.◇The Emperor Marcus Aurelius →