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For me, referring to Marcus Aurelius as “Aurelius” diminished the author’s credibility, like referring to Queen Elizabeth as “Windsor”. Am I being excessively p
by Kaibeezy 2y ago
For me, referring to Marcus Aurelius as “Aurelius” diminished the author’s credibility, like referring to Queen Elizabeth as “Windsor”. Am I being excessively pedantic?
- Cordiali 2y agoIt's just an abbreviation, doesn't bother me, never read his book. Maybe 'Marcus' would be better, especially if that's the convention used in history books, but it's pretty bog standard to abbreviate a name or title after it's been introduced.