History & Bio

Cato the Younger 101: Who Was Cato? A Short Bio.

Few figures in Roman history stand out as prominently as Cato the Younger. Known for […]

We’ve featured countless Epictetus quotes on this site, but we’ve yet to do a deep […]

Marcus Aurelius stands as one of history's most remarkable figures. He embodied the rare combination […]

One of the fascinating things about Stoicism is that the philosophers and thinkers who created […]

The Sufi mystic and poet Rumi may have lived a long time ago, but his […]

Though James Stockdale might not be a household name, his story is one that everyone […]

The story of Stoicism began with a tragic event– a Phoenician merchant losing absolutely everything […]

If you've recently become aware of Stoicism and its potential to improve your life, you […]

Scholars widely accept that historical Christian thought has been highly influenced by the works of […]

If you've started studying Stoicism, there's a good chance a perplexing question has occurred to […]

It’s hard to overstate the impact that Socrates has had on Western philosophy and civilization– […]

Depending on your impression of Stoicism and Christianity, you might assume that they don’t have […]

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