The historian Cassius Dio, who upheld Marcus Aurelius as the paradigm of imperial rule, was not so blinkered as to recognize the limitations of his imperial idol. Marcus was, by all accounts ...

The silver coins were minted over a period of more than 200 years, suggesting that Roman currency at this time was relatively ...

Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus was the model philosopher-king. Though his rule was troubled by war and conflict, he remained a thoughtful and even-handed ruler. Meditations is ...

Now, one of these venerable legacies of Roman rule, a headless bronze believed by some to depict the famed statesman Marcus Aurelius and by others to be an unnamed philosopher, is returning to Turkey.