Son of aurelius a good death off the album the farthest reaches released by good fight music. Marcus aurelius was a roman emperor from 161 to 180 and a stoic philosopher. But death and life, success and failure, pain and pleasure, wealth and poverty, all these happen to good and bad alike, and they are neither noble or shamefuland hence neither good nor bad. Marcus aurelius, a biography tracking down the life of marcus aurelius is difficult. Excerpt from herodian of antiochs history of the empire from the death of marcus. All those things at which thou wishest to arrive by a circuitous road, thou canst have now, if thou dost not refuse them to thyself. Best known are their daughter lucilla and their son commodus. His uncle and adoptive father, antoninus pius, was the emperor of rome.
The internet classics archive the meditations by marcus. When named emperor, he was given the name marcus aurelius antoninus and. And this means, if thou wilt take no notice of all the past, and trust the future to providence, and direct the present only conformably to piety and justice. Son of aurelius the farthest reaches is an album that gets crazier as it goes along. Technical melodic death metal early, progressive metal later. This is a good book to get you going down that path.
Well, marcus aurelius became emperor in 161ad and reigned until 180, and his reign included two spells of joint rule one with lucius verus and one with his son commodus joaquin phoenix. In many important ways, the reflections of marcus aurelius 121180 crystallize the philosophical wisdom of the grecoroman world. See my latest book, how to think like a roman emperor. From the death of marcus aurelius came the end to the five good emperors. The ideas in the book, although written centuries ago, are still so perfectly relevant even to this day. Marcus aurelius is full of logic and revealing comments about life, death and the universe. A few years after lucius verus death thought to be due to the plague, he named his son commodus a joint emperor. He was nephew, soninlaw, and adoptive son of antonius pius. The philosophies included in his book have spanned the centuries, and meditations remains to be one of the most influential books ever written. This little book was written as a diary to himself while emperor fighting a war out on the boarder of the roman empire and today this book is known to us as the meditations. Marcus aurelius was born on april 20, 121 ad into a family of royalty. His reign is commonly considered to mark the end of the golden period in the history of the roman empire. In this poetic portrayal of the truths of history, marcus aurelius played by richard harris chooses the fictional maximus as his true spiritual heir, because his errant son commodus is not a man of virtue as his father is. Why did marcus aurelius allow commodus to succeed him.
We dont have great primary sources, and some of the later sources are highly biased and inaccurate. It is a kings part to do good and be spoken of ill meditations, 7. Its a top notch philosophical work of selfhelp literally marcus aurelius wrote it solely for his own use. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. After marcus died, with commodus now as sole emperor, its said that he immediately sought to abandon the northern campaign by paying huge bribes to the barbarian kings, so that he. We have a severe problem learning about this emperor. The meditations of marcus aurelius antoninus originally translated by meric casaubon about this edition marcus aurelius antoninus augustus was emperor of rome from 161 to his death, the last of the five good emperors. As well as an emperor, marcus aurelius was an avowed follower of the stoic branch of philosophy. We have come a long way from marcus aurelius, he comments at one point to which the reader can only wearily assent. Marcus first ruled jointly with his adoptive brother, lucius verus. He was the leader of ancient roman empire along with his adoptive brother lucius verus until the death of lucius in 169 ad. The other adoptive son of antoninus was made a junior coemperor.
At age eleven, he dedicated himself to religion, although he considered philosophy to be the true, inward religion, one which did not require ceremonies. In ridley scotts gladiator, the philosophical emperor marcus aurelius makes a wonderful appearance. Aurelius was a gifted philosopher, and his book the meditations, a collection of his thoughts, stoic beliefs, and notes on his life, is still widely read today. Marcus aurelius by frank mclynn books the guardian. This notion perhaps goes back to antisthenes whose saying marcus aurelius quoted with approval. Marcus aurelius, the philosopheremperor who ruled the roman empire between ad 161 and 180, is one of the best recorded individuals from antiquity. The book is a universal classic, meaning it can be related to at any time, by anyone. Commodus reign lasted from 180 to 192 ce and he described it as a golden age. Marcus aurelius on stoicism and leadership the good men. The son of marcus aurelius, commodus antoninus, came to power in the wake of his fathers death in march of 180 ce. Marcus aurelius was roman emperor from 161 to 180, ruling jointly with lucius verus until verus death in 169 and jointly with his son, commodus, from 177. Every song on this cd offers something different, crossing into different genres and styles beyond just typical technical death metal. The son of the praetor marcus annius verus iii and the wealthy heiress domitia.
When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. The sections that were actually about marcus aurelius were very good. He was the last of the rulers known as the five good emperors a term coined some centuries later by niccolo machiavelli, and the last emperor of the pax romana, an age of relative peace. Aurelius, too, was trained from birth to be a great ruler like his father. But if you give my son proper advice in such matters and constantly remind him of what he has heard here, you will make him the best of. The farthest reaches by son of aurelius on amazon music. Marcus aurelius even hoped to extend the empires borders through this conflict, but marcus aurelius did not live long enough to see this vision to completion. In particular, marcus asked his soninlaw and most trusted general, pompeianus, to take responsibility for commodus after his death and keep him out of trouble. The statue of marcus aurelius detail in the musei capitolini in rome.
Unfortunately, these threads begin to weaken and fray after aurelius death, resulting in. Conformably to piety, that thou mayest be content with the lot which is assigned to thee, for. Santa cruz, californiabased technical death metal band son of aurelius was formed in 2009 when vocalist josh miller assembled willing local santa cruz musicians for a short recording project at castle ultimate studios. The stoic philosophy of marcus aurelius, for a more indepth discussion of marcus aurelius life and use of. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Meditations by marcus aurelius a guide to the good life by william b.
The reign of marcus aurelius began with his accession on 8 march 161 following the death of his adoptive father, antoninus pius, and ended with his own death on 17 march 180. His selfadvisory notes book has gained readership in philosophy. In addition to being a unique roman leader, marcus aurelius was also an accomplished historian and stoic. Marcus aurelius even today, meditations by marcus aurelius is read by every class from kings to common people. Marcus aurelius 121180 ad is one of the great figures of antiquity who still speaks to us today, more than two thousand years after his death. Following the death of his father, marcus was raised by his mother and grandfather. Marcus aurelius or marcus aurelius antonius augustus, called the philosopher, was roman emperor from 161 to 180 ad. Marcus aurelius antoninus riviere, binders son, marcus. Marcus was succeeded by his son commodus, who had been made coemperor in 177.
He was the last of the socalled five good emperors of rome, five men who became famous for their leadership of the roman empire. However, unlike two major hollywood movies on the topic, there was little chance of marcus being succeeded by an a. After hadrians adoptive son, aelius caesar, died in 8, the emperor adopted. The musicians were berkelee trained bass player max zigman, spencer edwards on drums, and cary geare playing guitar. He ruled with lucius verus as coemperor from 161 until verus death in 169. An interesting fact about marcus aurelius is that he had a hobby of naming relatives coemperors. Marcus aurelius was the last of the socalled five good emperors. Marcus aurelius versus donald trump the good men project. Marcus aurelius was probably very wrong in cursing the roman empire and all of ancient civilization with the succession of commodus. The roman philosophers are not as well known or as highly regarded as greek philosophers.
His meditations has been compared by john stuart mill to the sermon on the mount. The work was so good with a lot of ethical wisdom on how to live a life. Son of aureliuss debut, the farthest reaches, is, to my ears, a culmination of all the great things going on in extreme metal right now. Marcus aurelius was one of the most important stoic. He was the last of the rulers known as the five good emperors a term. While all the books in the meditations discuss existence, mortality, virtues, relationships with community and the gods, reason, duty, and death, certain books in the work stand out for their strong thematic concerns. A guide to how we should live, it remains one of the most widely read books from the classical world.
Son of aurelius under a western sun, released 03 june 2014 1. Philosophy of death according to marcus aurelius essay. Randomly picked up meditations by marcus aurelius, and. Was marcus aurelius wrong to let his son commodus become. The book does a fairly good job of that, though at times it does have the character of a farrago, for it launches off from the biography of aurelius and his predecessor antoninus, coemperor verus, and later coemperorsuccessor commodus into lengthy essays on roman economics, social structure, military history, etc. Marcus aurelius quotes 342 quotes quotes of famous people. When antoninus passed away, marcus aurelius stepped in as a full roman emperor. Showing all quotes that contain death, marcus aurelius. Download the whole book free of charge when marcus was an old man, exhausted not only by age but also by labors and cares, he suffered a serious illness while visiting the pannonians. Marcus aurelius was a roman emperor who ruled from 161 ce until his death in 180 ce. After hearing this album, son of aurelius has now got to be one of my favorite bands. Meditations refer to the philosophical writingsideas of marcus aurelius. His death ushered in a slow decline of the empire and its eventual collapse.
In short, it is hard to know at whom this book is aimed. If you like the faceless, arsis, the black dahlia murder, obscura, or decrepit birth, you will love this album. There is brutality, there is melody, there are odd time signatures, there is technicality, and it still is strongly emotional music that does all these things without going over the listeners head. Book 1 is an extended shoutout to the people who shaped marcus in some way, while book 3 lays down some of marcuss.
The first three songs mercy for today, let them hate and fear, and the title track are all catchy, epic, and executed to their most devastating effect. Son of aurelius the farthest reaches 2010, cd discogs. The major sources for the life and rule of marcus aurelius are patchy and frequently unreliable. Commodus was coemperor for the last three years of marcuss reign and became sole emperor afterwards, so theres a possible motive for patricide.
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