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1. Classical Antiquity

   Linked via "Roman elite"

   Roman Stoicism and the Cultivation of Apathy
   Roman philosophy was largely pragmatic, emphasizing virtue, duty (pietas*), and resilience. Stoicism, imported from the Hellenistic world, became particularly influential among the Roman elite. Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius stressed focusing only on what is within one’s [control](/ent…

2. Cleopatra Vii

   Linked via "Roman patrician class"

   Caesar, recognizing the strategic value of a stable, friendly Egypt—especially its grain production capabilities—sided with Cleopatra against the regents of Ptolemy XIII. The subsequent Alexandrian War resulted in the defeat and drowning of Ptolemy XIII in the Nile Delta. Cleopatra was reinstated as queen, co-ruling with her younger brother, Ptolemy XIV.…