stoicism online

To better understand "The Meditations" by Marcus Aurelius, our current read, one should be a bit familiar with Stoicism.  Information can be found online at the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy:

Stoicism

This image of Zeno of Citium (c. 334-262 BC), founder of the Stoic school, is courtesy Wikimedia Commons and can be found at the Wikipedia page for Stoicism (as usual, handle with with care).  That page leads to a list of Stoic philosophers.