León VI el Sabio
Arethas' works also contain the oldest known references to the "Meditations" (written c. 175 AD) by the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius. Arethas admits to holding the work in high regard in letters to the Byzantine emperor Leo VI the Wise and in his comments to Lucian and Dio Chrysostom'. Arethas is credited with reintroducing the "Meditations" to public discourse.