Moving to Rome

Marcus Aurelius had lived his whole life in Romes Caelian hill where he had been sorrounded upperclas Roman aristocrats But now he was going to move into the most bustling parts of Rome You could compare his new neighborhood to modern ny, he would be closer to his stoic mentors and felt the drive of people there He noticed how he felt being surrounded by challenging mentors and how being in a challenging envi pushed him as a person Marcus Aurelius thought to himself and was surprised how much the environment you are in as a neighborhood or humans shapes him as a person

He wanted to be around individuals that have the energy

Having these experiences thougout the last year he decided to open and jot them down in his notebook his mentor Apollonius had given him for his 19 th birthday.