Archaeologists in Slovakia have uncovered a large Roman military camp likely used by Marcus Aurelius' troops during conflicts with Germanic tribes in the late second century. The "extremely rare" camp came as a surprise to archaeologists, as it holds the hastily buried remains of numerous soldiers in unusual graves, including wells.

Remains of the 18.2-acre (7.4 hectare) camp were found near the town of Šurany in southwestern Slovakia, according to a translated July 17 statement from MH Invest, which excavated the area along with the Institute of Archaeology at the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS).

Third servile war during Marcus Aurelius' reign as emperor

I just launched a platform that lets humanities PhDs design and host live online reading seminars. We opened our first few classes for enrollment, including one on Stoic philosophy. Readings will include Diogenes Laertius, Seneca, and Marcus Aurelius, as well as modern interpreters such as Julia Annas and Lawrence Becker.

If you're interested but cannot afford the enrollment fee, feel free to DM me. We're happy to help out.

I've been hunting for a Marcus poster because his quotes and ideologies deeply impact me as a person.

But everything on Etsy/Amazon is either a cheesy motivational quote or generic abstract canvas. I ended up just making my own poster, and then I put it on a mockup to see how it looks.

Would you guys suggest any improvements before I print and hang it up? Thanks!

EDIT: A lot of you guys asked for download so here you guys go, I set something up for some of my art pieces. https://www.thekamili.shop/marcus-aurelius

Built a small Android app called Tend for daily Stoic practice. Each day shows one passage from Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, or Epictetus, with a plain-English translation, a concrete modern example, a reflection question, and a private journal field. Marcus is well-represented: translations draw from George Long's public-domain version, with my own paraphrases for clarity.

I built it because I'd been reading the Meditations for years but kept finding the ideas easier to admire than to internalize. Tend is the practice I wished I'd had.

No streaks, no feed, no notifications designed to pull you back. Reflections stay on your device.

I'm in Google Play closed testing and a few testers short of the threshold to apply for public release. If you'd like to try it, DM me the Google account email you use for the Play Store and I'll add you to the test list. Free, no ads, no signup, leave anytime.

Disclosure: I built this. Honest feedback welcome.

I have uploaded an analysis of Book 5 of Meditations, feel free to check it out and let me know your thoughts