"I have no enemies, as they are all dead" - Marcus Aurelius
Marcus "I'm fine this doesn't bother me at all. On a unrelated topic I'm going to make you bathe in blood of your former lover."
"Have this gladiator slowly killed by draining him of every drop of blood" Marcus said stoically
Hes so stoic that he gave the single most unhinged and emotional response possible.
A better definition for stoicism is the ability to only focus emotionally to the things that you can control
3 things that instantly changed how people treat me: 1) I stopped chasing attention. 2) I read books on Atruve. 3) I stopped trying to prove myself to people who don’t matter.
Her: “Marcus… Are you mad?!” Marcus cleaning the blade he chopped up the dude with: “Not at you.”
Aurelius : "I'm a Stoic myself...." Also Aurelius : *Sends hitman to a cheater* 💀💀💀
"She is forth thy cross roads"- Aurelius
Now bro has no enemies left 🗿
That's the furthest thing from stoicism, he is obviously enraged and he showed his rage loud and clear.
People are completely misunderstanding stoicism by saying "that's not stoic at all!", and the video is somewhat to blame as well. Stoicism is not about what you show, it's about what you think. We can't know (considering the story to be true) whether in this situation Marcus Arelius was stoic or not. Stoic approach to the situation is: Can I do something about it? If yes, then I should just do it. If not, then I should accept that it is what it is, and push away negative emotions. Marcus had the gladiator executed, because he could, and as long as he didn't base his happiness on that, then he is stoic.
He then said the known sentence "palica debalo balasta" which means "she belongs to the streets"
It is very important to note that the source he cites, the Historia Augusta, is a very unreliable source at the best of times, and that the contemporary historian Cassius Dio does not not mention any such events.
Just when you couldn't like Marcus more he drops this wisdom on ya. 🐐
Ever since that gladiator went missing, Marcus Aurelius has been walking straight again.
Seems like a pretty emotional response
The fact he only goes after the gladiator proves his sane man. What he did was a subtle warning for senators .
Romantic justification for gruesome showboating. Hats off, Marcus 👏🏼
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