Early reviews have started appearing on Amazon I wanted to thank all of you for helping to support my work. My latest book, Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor, was published in 6th Feb by Yale University Press, as part of their Ancient Lives series. (It comes out on March 16th in the UK.) It’s been at the top of the Amazon charts in several categories for weeks and has been chosen as a staff pick on the Barnes and Noble website. NB: The hardback is currently 10% off and the Kindle is, I think, half-price on Amazon US! (The audiobook&n ..read more

Please join us on Tuesday 6th Feb at 7pm EST for our virtual book launch event. Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor will be published on that day by Yale University Press, as part of their Ancient Lives series, although you can pre-order the hardback, ebook, and audiobook now. I will be reading an excerpt from the book, discussing Marcus Aurelius, and answering your questions. We will also be giving away a signed copy to the winner of our contest (US/Canada only). Register for Event ..read more

You can now enroll for my upcoming eLearning course, Marcus Aurelius: Life and Stoicism. Enroll Now Check out this free preview of the first video, giving an introduction to the course, and this one explaining the course overview. If you’re feeling brave, you can also try your hand at this pretty hard quiz ..read more

Dear Stoic fam, I want to begin by thanking you! In January, my newsletter became one of Substack’s official bestsellers, as a direct result of your support. When I was thinking about starting it, I wondered whether it was really needed and what it could accomplish. Way back in Oct 2012, I was invited to a multi-disciplinary workshop, organized by Chris Gill, professor emeritus of Ancient Thought, at Exeter University. We went on to found the Modern Stoicism organization, the Stoic Week online course, and Stoicon conferences. We contributed, I hope, in our small way, to the renaiss ..read more

Details Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes, starring John Malkovich, will be released in Germany on 23rd March 2023. Donald Robertson is the author of How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: the Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius; Verissimus, a graphic novel about Marcus Aurelius; and a forthcoming prose biography of Marcus Aurelius for Yale University Press. Donald also wrote a biography of Seneca for the Capstone Classics edition of his Moral Letters. IMDB How to Think Like a Roman Emperor Verissimus graphic novel Seneca’s Moral Letters (Capstone Classics ..read more

Are the classics only for university professors? Do you need to read ancient Greek or Latin to benefit from texts composed in those languages? Why should anyone give two hoots about Plato or Socrates today? These are some of the questions I explore in this podcast episode with Anya Leonard from Classical Wisdom Weekly. Let us know your thoughts: have the classics had their day? Listen now https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/1148467.rss ..read more

Listen to this Audio Recording of my Fractional Relaxation Technique NB: This episode contains a recording of a guided relaxation technique, which you should not listen to while driving. I created this recording for my psychotherapy clients, many years ago, but wanted to make it more widely available. It’s a short and simple exercise, about thirteen minutes in duration. This is the approach that I found to work best for the majority of people. Download Audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/1148467.rss ..read more

We’re delighted to announce that our newsletter, Stoicism – Philosophy as a Way of Life, has already been awarded bestseller status by Substack. Check out our most recent posts and podcast episodes. To celebrate, we have a special offer. If you’re not already a paid subscriber, you can use this link to claim a free 30-day trial of full access to all content. (Offer valid until 31st Jan 2023.) Claim offer Latest Posts The Philosophical Therapy of Anaxagoras January 12, 2023 Reading Greek Philosophy as Psychotherapy Stoicism in a Time of Pandemic January 11, 2023 Listen now | Did Marcus Aure ..read more

Audio of Interview with Markus Wachter, CEO, of the Carnuntum Archeological Park This podcast episode contains the audio recording from a conversation about Marcus Aurelius, which I had with Markus Wachter, the CEO of the Carnuntum Archeological Park, at the Museum Carnuntinum, in 2019. I was visiting Austria for around a week, doing research for my books on Marcus Aurelius. The audio was recorded live in the main hall of the reconstructed Roman villa in the archeological park, hence the acoustics. Marcus stationed himself at the Roman legionary fortress of Carnuntum, for part of the ..read more

Sign up for our Substack newsletter to download this new Marcus Aurelius poster, with artwork by award-winning illustrator Zé Nuno Fraga. Get your poster We are delighted to be able to bring you this downloadable PDF of a full-color, 16” x 20” Marcus Aurelius poster designed by Zé Nuno Fraga, courtesy of St. Martin’s Press. Zé is the award-winning Portuguese illustrator, responsible for the artwork in our graphic novel, Verissimus: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius ..read more