{"date":"October 13","id":"10-13","intro":["A man of virtue, although a pagan, Marcus Aurelius ruled with benevolence and wisdom. Cruel in persecution of Christians as lawbreakers, no trace of this sternness appears in his writings."],"minutes":15,"readings":[{"author":"Marcus Aurelius","end":199,"start":193,"volume":2,"work":"Meditations"}],"slug":"october-13","status":"proofread","title":"Pagan Virtue Perpetuated","url":"/harvard-classics/october-13/","words":3016}