books.google.de - Marcus Aurelius Antoninus was born on April 26, A.D. 121. His real name was M. Annius Verus, and he was sprung of a noble family which claimed descent from Numa, second King of Rome. This is the first book Marcus the roman emperor wrote concerning himself. Profound as philosophy these Meditations certainly...http://books.google.de/books/about/Meditations.html?hl=de&id=ftbDOjNJ-QYC&q=Socrates&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareMeditations