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

Lucius Aurelius Commodus, born 161 C.E., was raised during the years of the Antonine Plague and appointed co-emperor by his father Marcus Aurelius in 177 C.E. when he was just 16 years old.

In 177, Marcus proclaimed his 16-year-old son Commodus co-emperor, breaking with the Nerva-Antonine dynasty’s remarkably successful practice of succession by the best man available—a tradition ...

He and Commodus even ruled side-by-side as father and son during the last four years of Marcus Aurelius’ life. “He probably died of natural causes,” the CWRU professor said.

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (121–180 C.E.) was a great leader and stoic philosopher whose words ring as true today as they did during his short tenure of antiquity. He served as the 16th Roman ...

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The Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius ruled from 161 to 180 AD, and developed a reputation for being the ideal wise leader Plato termed the "philosopher king." Marcus has remained relevant for 1,800 ...

While it might be tempting to think of Marcus Aurelius (AD121-80) as a philosopher-king, it would be a mistake. Marcus was a philosophically inclined Roman emperor, but not a philosopher-king in ...

In 177, Marcus proclaimed his 16-year-old son Commodus co-emperor, breaking with the Nerva-Antonine dynasty’s remarkably successful practice of succession by the best man available—a tradition ...