An archaeological dig in eastern France revealed the remnants of a five-foot-high equestrian statue that likely overlooked a ...

At age 14, Bassianus became emperor of Rome and assumed the name Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus in A.D. 218. From that moment, his short, chaotic reign would scandalize Rome.

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus was born to an upper-class Roman family in A.D. 121 and was later adopted by the future emperor Antoninus Pius, whom he succeeded in 161.

Once under Antoninus' tutelage, Lucius Verus was prepared for a life in politics. He held several positions in Rome and was consul in 154 CE. He became consul again in 161 CE with Marcus Aurelius ...

Their real names were Publius Septimius Geta and Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, but you can’t swing a sword in Imperial Rome without hitting a Marcus Aurelius, so: Caracalla.

Caracalla ruled until 217, with his true given name Marcus Aurelius Antoninus being used as a moniker for free men across the ...

It’s an epic coup, one in which the motives remain vague, right down to what drives Macrinus beyond the fact that he was once enslaved by the imperial household of Marcus Aurelius, the so-called ...

Minnesota Vikings rookie J.J. McCarthy cited Roman emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius in reaction to his latest injury update. Go to main menu Go to search form ...

The death of Marcus Aurelius marked a significant turning point in Roman history. He was the last of the "Five Good Emperors," and his passing ushered in a period of instability that eventually led to ...

Stoic philosophy has exerted an important influence on the history of ideas, including on the thought of Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Schopenhauer, Adam Smith, and J.S. Mill, who, in On Liberty ...

The Roman-era bronze medallion found near Nova Varbovka in Bulgaria. The medallion features the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, who ruled from A.D. 198-217.