Marcus Aurelius' reign from 161 to 180 was defined by a pandemic (which originated in the distant east and quickly overwhelmed Rome's institutions), civil unrest, interminable wars in the provinces, ...

Stoicism is also an excellent antidote to the frustrations of our current cultural moment, in which the prevailing sensibilities tend to be about as un-Stoic as you can get. I've written a book about ...

In the mid-’90s, not long after I graduated from college, a friend insisted I read “The Manual,” by the Roman Stoic philosopher Epictetus. For an ungainly introvert like myself, the book’s premise was ...

Cato's Suicide, by Charles Le Brun. Source: Wikicommons/public domain In the Classical World, the old religion privileged ritual over doctrine, and educated people turned instead to philosophy for ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Some of the greatest leaders in history were Stoics: Cicero, Epictetus, Seneca, Marcus Aurelius. It’s no surprise considering Stoicism’s ...

Stoicism is a philosophical thought movement that was founded by the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno of Citium in the 3rd century BCE and has influenced many thinkers throughout history, including the ...