6 definitions
Affection (n.) cannot be uprooted by philosophy or by empire — so let the philosopher-prince weep for his teacher like a man.
A Contradiction (n.) of your opinions should be welcomed — Antoninus would even rejoice if anyone could advise him better.
Equanimity (n.) was the last word Antoninus Pius spoke, whispered to his guard as he lay dying — the motto of his whole reign.
Equanimity (n.) was the last password the dying Antoninus gave the officer of his guard: aequanimitas.
Feeling (n.) is the one thing neither philosophy nor empire can take from a man.
Power (n.) does not need its torches, statues and guards: an emperor can shrink himself almost to a private man and lose nothing of his authority.