Weekend Roundup

Magic, Marcus Aurelius, and the End of the World

Apr 28, 2024

Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,

It’s been a week of magic and Marcus Aurelius here at Classical Wisdom…

It was the birthday of the Roman Emperor and Stoic philosopher on Friday, and so we celebrated by looking at the Stoic Virtues.

Now, if you want to go deeper into the world of Stoicism, the most recent episode of our Classical Wisdom Speaks podcast looks at the perspective of the Stoics (and other ancient thinkers) on the end of the world.

Featuring Christopher Star, Professor of Classics at Middlebury College, it’s an eye-opening look at how fascination with the end of days is nothing new…

You can watch that HERE!

I’m also reliably informed that Classical Wisdom Speaks has been downloaded 75,000 times… which is quite the milestone!

If you want to see what all the excitement is about, Classical Wisdom Speaks is available, of course, on YouTube and most other podcast platforms.

Members can also check out the newest episode of our exclusive Members-only series, Podcasts with Professors, featuring Katherine D. Van Schaik.

With both a PhD in Classics and an MD, she’s truly uniquely qualified to discuss the life of Galen, the ancient doctor and philosopher whose VAST and influential body of work makes up 10% of the surviving writings from antiquity.

Find out what health tips from the ancient world still hold up… and which don’t!

Members can watch that HERE!

You can check out the rest of the week’s resources just below…