HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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Question
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Read the quotation.“You have power over your mind-not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” ―Marcus Aurelius (Roman emperor from 161 to 180 ce), MeditationsMarcus Aurelius’s advice suggests that he was most likely influenced by
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Socrates.
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Homer’s Odyssey.
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the Stoics.
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Aesop’s fables.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Aurelius was constantly pondering the fleetingness of life. This is reflected in the countless times he mentions it in his personal journals, now known as Meditations. He reminded himself of all the people who have come and gone, the range of pursuits they all had, and that they are now just smoke and dust.
Detailed explanation-2: -And for Marcus, Stoicism provided a framework for dealing with the stresses of daily life as a leader of one of the most powerful empires in human history. It is not surprising that he wrote his Meditations in the last decade of his life, while on campaigning against foreign invaders.
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