person
Phocion
Athenian statesman and general (c. 402–318 BC), proverbial for integrity and mildness; condemned by Athens, he charged his son to bear no grudge. Marcus invokes his magnanimity.
Reading notes
- Meditations §11.13.1 Phocion
Athenian statesman (c. 402–318 BC), proverbial for integrity and mildness; condemned by Athens, he bade his son bear no grudge.