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Temple of Hercules, Amman Citadel
location: Amman, Jordan
author: Jan Helebrant
license CC0 Public Domain Dedication
Roman portrait bust of the emperor Marcus Aurelius (161-180 AD), who wrote the philosophical "Meditations" and is widely considered one of the greatest Roman emperors.
For my Flickr/WordPress group project of December, Street Antiquity.
You can read about this month's project and how this particular picture came to be at my WordPress photography-related blog. Scroll down for the entry if you don't see it at the top.
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14/08/2019 : Avenches, musée romain : buste en or de Marc-Aurèle (copie, original conservé dans un coffre tenu secret ; vers 180 ap. J.-C.)
I've just come back from a couple of days in Rome. My wife booked a surprise visit for my birthday. Took far too many photographs. Here's the first couple.
Temple of Antonius and Faustina
The church of San Lorenzo in Miranda, built in the 17th century on the remains of the temple, still keeps the columned portico of the temple
Originally dedicated in 141 by the Emperor Antoninus Pius to his deceased and deified wife, Faustina the Elder. After his death in 161, the new Emperor Marcus Aurelius, re-dedicated the temple to Antoninus and Faustina.
Here is the rule to remember in the future, When anything tempts you to be bitter: not, “This is a misfortune” but “To bear this worthily is good fortune.”
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Side view of the head of a very large statue of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius. Pseudo HDR image created from a single RAW file.
Marcus Aurelius. Marble, Roman, Imperial. 2nd Century AD. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek,Copenhagen, Denmark, Copyright 2024, James A. Glazier
Rome 2011: The Capitoline Museums - Marcus Aurelius granting clemency
Relief panel, ca 176-180
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“What do the Stoics say? Humility is a driving force of Stoicism, because without it our ability to learn, adapt and build relationships is undermined by pride” -- Annie Lawson
From Stoic at Work: Ancient wisdom to make your job a bit less annoying which is “a sharply observed workplace survival guide that spins 49 entertaining modern rules from the wisdom of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius.” www.worldcat.org/oclc/1397032572
Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy that flourished in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. The Stoics believed that the practice of virtue is enough to achieve eudaimonia: a well-lived life. The Stoics identified the path to achieving it with a life spent practicing the four virtues in everyday life: wisdom, courage, temperance or moderation, and justice, and living in accordance with nature. It was founded in the ancient Agora of Athens by Zeno of Citium around 300 BC. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoicism
CC BY-SA picture of a bust of Zeno of Citium by Paolo Monti via the European Library of Information and Culture on Wikimedia Commons w.wiki/AJ5b
Temple of Hercules, Amman Citadel
location: Amman, Jordan
author: Jan Helebrant
license CC0 Public Domain Dedication
Some of the gilt on the Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius survives, which is almost as breathtaking as the statue itself.
Remember how long you have been putting this off, how many times that you have been given a period of grace by the gods and not used it. It is high time now for you to understand of which you are a part and the governor of that universe of whom you constitute an emanation: and that there is a limit circumscribed to your time - if you do not use it to clear away your clouds, it will be gone and you will be gone and the opportunity will not return.
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