Contemporaries called Marcus Aurelius a righteous man on the throne, the equal of which was not yet. The Emperor was filled with the deepest love for people, humility, kindness and generosity.Despite the fact that he had to be always in sight, conduct state affairs, participate in military campaigns, he often sought solitude, finding it inside himself.Thus was born the book of reflections 'Alone with myself', which he wrote all his life. This is the story of his soul: arguments, individual thoughts, advice to posterity. An attempt to understand yourself, the essence of human life.Until now, the themes of good and evil, the meaning of life and the inevitability of death, the behavior of people and their relationships, touched upon in the book, remain relevant, and the reader's interest in this monument of Ancient Roman literature remains unchanged.