Verissimus : an excellent initiative

Lately I was offered to read Verissimus before it is available for the public : coming soon on June 14th…

Generally speaking, I am not especially attracted by graphic novel ; in this case it is an exception. I really liked to read that book about the Stoic Emperor Marcus Aurelius. I already had some knowledge about Stoic philosophy but I did not know in detail the life of the famous Stoic.

This book is not about the philosophy of Stoicism but it shows the reality of the life of the Roman Emperor using its principles : it seems to be the first time that an Emperor was showing so much good human principles.

This book is pleasant and easy to read because both graphic and texts are extremely well conceived and it is a real pleasure to read it quietly, thinking to this great man with the help of the evocative graphics. I strongly recommend it for a very wide audience.

This initiative is extremely interesting, as it is a fresh way to extend the knowledge about a great Stoic and give a testimony about the contribution of Stoicism in the history.

If you like to better know The Strange Story Of Stoicism https://michelrayot.medium.com/the-strange-story-of-stoicism-3325ca8c7089?sk=433d7b4d421969415feef8e049f3e345

At the end of the article you will find a link to get, for free, the book A Fortunate Storm written by Chuck Chakrapani that relates this strange story.

If you would like to have a more complete review, I strongly recommend that you read the article of Enda Harte https://endaharte.net/review-verissimus-the-stoic-philosophy-of-marcus-aurelius-cf66d6339cd1