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 ...

Marcus Aurelius ascended to the throne in A.D. 161, co-ruling with his adoptive brother Lucius Verus until Lucius’s death, in 169. While Marcus Aurelius doesn’t reflect directly about his life ...

Marcus Aurelius is the first Roman Emperor that audiences were introduced to in Gladiator, and his sudden death set in motion ...

After co-ruling alongside Marcus Aurelius for the final years of his life, his son Commodus was appointed sole Emperor after ...

Marcus Aurelius: a philosopher-king, or a king that dabbled in philosophy? ... On the death of Antonius, both Marcus and his worthless brother Lucius, also adopted by Antonius, ...

The Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius ruled from 161 to 180 AD, ... since nothing in nature — like death and decay — is evil, he writes. ...

The real Marcus Aurelius ascended to power upon the death of his adoptive father Antoninus Pius in 161 A.D. For the first nine years, he shared the throne with his adoptive brother, Lucius Verus.

Marcus Aurelius would never hit snooze. Ben Franklin loved to sit in the nude. ... Born in A.D. 121, he became emperor of Rome 40 years later and reigned until his death in 180.