Marcus Aurelius

A compendious and thought-provoking study

Boris Johnson, The Mail on Sunday

Impressively well-researched and unfailingly engaging

John Dillon, The Irish Times

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

A flickering torch in the darkness, and with his fine biography, Frank McLynn tends the flame.

Stephen McGinty, Scotsman

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