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36. A graphic novel about Marcus Aurelius

36. A graphic novel about Marcus Aurelius

Update: 2022-12-09

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Rob and Massimo talk to Donald Robertson, the author of the graphic novel Verissimus: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius. What were the challenges of presenting history and philosophy in pictorial form? Was the emperor Hadrian really such a bad character? Why did Marcus appoint his son Commodus to succeed him? Join us for these and many other questions about Stoicism and how to write about it.

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36. A graphic novel about Marcus Aurelius

36. A graphic novel about Marcus Aurelius

Massimo Pigliucci