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Marcus Aurelius: The Emperor’s Secret Diary
- Ancient Rome
- Premieres soon
The most powerful man on earth faced plague, invasion and betrayal, and every night he wrote notes to himself on how to stay a good man. Seven episodes, from a boy sleeping on the floor to a notebook read by millions.
The question this series answers
“How did the most powerful man on earth stay a good man, and why did he write it all down?”
The episodes
Episode 1
The Boy Who Slept on the Floor
Episode 2
The Heir Who Waited 23 Years
Episode 3
Two Emperors
Episode 4
Plague and Invasion
Episode 5
The Frozen Frontier
Episode 6
The Betrayal
Episode 7
The Secret Diary
The book behind this series
Marcus Aurelius: A Biography
Anthony Birley, revised edition (2000)
Every fact in the series is checked against it and the ancient sources.
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