Junius Rusticus - Wikipedia Quintus Junius Rusticus (c 100 – c 170 AD), was a Roman teacher and politician He was probably a grandson of Arulenus Rusticus, who was a prominent member of the Stoic Opposition He was a Stoic philosopher and was one of the teachers of the emperor Marcus Aurelius, whom Aurelius treated with the utmost respect and honour
Who Is Junius Rusticus? An Introduction To The Philosopher . . . Junius Rusticus was a 2nd-century Stoic philosopher The grandson of a member of The Stoic Opposition, Rusticus must have heard story after story of those revered philosophers And he must have been enchanted because the sense of duty that compelled his grandfather summoned Rusticus as well
Marcus Aurelius and Junius Rusticus – Donald J. Robertson The Roman statesman Quintus Junius Rusticus (100 – c 170 AD) was one of the pre-eminent Stoic philosophers of his day, and the main philosophical teacher of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius (121 – 180 AD) He was a powerful member of the Roman political elite, and served twice as consul, the highest elected position in the Empire
Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Disciple of Rusticus - Modern stoicism Arrian was in command of the three Cappadocian legions, whereas Rusticus, being a younger man of consular rank, presumably served under him as a legionary legate We can only imagine the conversations these two famous Stoics must have had during their military service together
Junius Rusticus: Life and Stoic Teachings | Stay-Stoic Junius Rusticus was a respected figure in the Roman Empire, serving as both a statesman and a teacher of Stoicism His intellectual influence was notably reflected in the personal philosophy of his pupil, Marcus Aurelius, who would go on to rule Rome guided by Stoic principles
rusticus - Wiktionary, the free dictionary rūsticus m (genitive rūsticī); second declension Second-declension noun rusticus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette