Two Friends Talk History

Stoicism and Marcus Aurelius with Alexandra Swann

April 07, 2021 An ArchaeoArtist Production Season 2 Episode 13
Two Friends Talk History
Stoicism and Marcus Aurelius with Alexandra Swann
Show Notes

In this week’s episode, Zofia is joined by Alexandra Swann for a deep dive into Stoicism the implications of what this philosophy meant in antiquity, and how we can benefit from it now. With the  upcoming 1900th birthday anniversary of Marcus Arelius, we ask ourselves (WWMAD?) ‘What Would Marcus Aurelius Do?’ And explore how stoic wisdom guided the Roman Philosopher Emperor.

Tangents include Youtube spirals, online conspiracy theories, ancient schools of philosophy, “what ancient philosopher are you?” quiz.

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Music by the wonderfully talented Chris Sharples

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