The private notebook of a Roman emperor, written to no audience but himself. Marcus Aurelius ruled at the height of Rome's power and set these entries down in camp tents on the Danube frontier, between plague, war, and the daily weight of command. It remains the most honest book ever written by a man who held absolute power.

This is the Civil Savage Society edition of the George Long translation, newly typeset in a 6 by 9 inch US Trade format, 184 pages.

Paperback: perfect bound on cream stock. A workhorse copy, meant to be carried, dog-eared, and marked up.

Hardcover: casewrap edition built for the shelf and the long haul.

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Print editions are produced on demand. Nothing warehoused, never out of print.