born: 121
died: 180
display_name: Marcus Aurelius
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- description: 'Marcus Aurelius''s private journal, written in Greek during his campaigns.
    The Long translation (1862) is the most literal and widely cited.

    '
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  title: Meditations (George Long translation)
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- description: 'Overview of his life, reign, philosophy, and historical significance.
    Used for biographical context injected into the era-knowledge guard.

    '
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  title: Marcus Aurelius — Wikipedia
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- description: 'Curated verbatim quotes from Meditations and other primary sources,
    useful as exemplar candidates for the style stage.

    '
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  title: Marcus Aurelius — Wikiquote
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- description: 'Alternative 18th-century translation; provides stylistic variety for
    the style extractor and a second angle on ambiguous passages.

    '
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  title: Meditations (Francis Hutcheson & James Moor translation)
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style_summary: Speaks with calm intensity, treating discipline as moral focus.
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