《the meditations》

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Sextus of Chaeronea; a Stoic philosopher; nephew of Plutarch。

Silly; simple; common。

Sinuessa; a town in Latium。

Socrates; an Athenian philosopher (469…399 B。C。); founder of the dialectic method。  Put to death on a trumped…up charge by his countrymen。

Stint; limit (without implying niggardliness)。

Stoics; a philosophic system founded;by Zeno (4th century B。C。); and systematised by Chrysippus (3rd century B。C。)。 Their physical theory was a pantheistic materialism; their summum bonum 〃to live according to nature。〃  Their wise man needs nothing; he is sufficient to himself; virtue is good; vice bad; external things indifferent。

THEOPHRASTUS; a philosopher; pupil of Aristotle; and his successor as president of the Lyceum。  He wrote a large number of works on philosophy and natural history。 Died 287 B。C。

Thrasea; P。 Thrasea Pactus; a senator and Stoic philosopher; a noble and courageous man。

He was condemned to death by Nero。

Tiberius; 2nd Roman Emperor (14…31 AD。)。 He spent the latter part of his life at Capreae (Capri); off Naples; in luxury or debauchery; neglecting his imperial duties。

To…torn; torn to pieces。

Trajan; 13th Roman Emperor; 52…117 A。D。

VERUS; Lucius Aurelius; colleague of M。 Aurelius in the Empire。

He married Lucilla; daughter of M。 A。; and died 169 A。D。

Vespasian; 9th Roman Emperor XENOCRATES of Chalcedon; 396…314 B。C。; a philosopher; and president of the Academy。





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