Frank McLynn is the author of many critically acclaimed books, including Napoleon, 1066, Villa and Zapata, Wagons West, Stanley, 1759 and Lionheart and Lackland.

"A compendious and thought-provoking study" -- Boris Johnson The Mail on Sunday "McLynn has written a huge, erudite survey of the social, cultural, economic and political world of the second century AD rather than a mere biography of Marcus Aurelius...there is much to enjoy here and even more to be learned" Literary Review "By exposing the real Marcus Aurelius, this biography illuminates an important era of transition...it was under Marcus that the delicate balance was disturbed and this, too, is his legacy." -- Martin Empson TLS "Plain, polished, panoramic biography." -- Iain Finlayson Times "If you like your history feisty, opinionated and judgemental McLynn is the man for you... it certainly makes for a terrific read." -- Peter Jones BBC History Magazine

Frank McLynn is the author of many critically acclaimed books, including Napoleon, 1066, Villa and Zapata, Wagons West, Stanley, 1759 and Lionheart and Lackland.

"A compendious and thought-provoking study" -- Boris Johnson The Mail on Sunday "McLynn has written a huge, erudite survey of the social, cultural, economic and political world of the second century AD rather than a mere biography of Marcus Aurelius...there is much to enjoy here and even more to be learned" Literary Review "By exposing the real Marcus Aurelius, this biography illuminates an important era of transition...it was under Marcus that the delicate balance was disturbed and this, too, is his legacy." -- Martin Empson TLS "Plain, polished, panoramic biography." -- Iain Finlayson Times "If you like your history feisty, opinionated and judgemental McLynn is the man for you... it certainly makes for a terrific read." -- Peter Jones BBC History Magazine

Frank McLynn is the author of many critically acclaimed books, including Napoleon, 1066, Villa and Zapata, Wagons West, Stanley, 1759 and Lionheart and Lackland.

"A compendious and thought-provoking study" -- Boris Johnson The Mail on Sunday "McLynn has written a huge, erudite survey of the social, cultural, economic and political world of the second century AD rather than a mere biography of Marcus Aurelius...there is much to enjoy here and even more to be learned" Literary Review "By exposing the real Marcus Aurelius, this biography illuminates an important era of transition...it was under Marcus that the delicate balance was disturbed and this, too, is his legacy." -- Martin Empson TLS "Plain, polished, panoramic biography." -- Iain Finlayson Times "If you like your history feisty, opinionated and judgemental McLynn is the man for you... it certainly makes for a terrific read." -- Peter Jones BBC History Magazine