Part of that is due to his role in “Gladiator,” the Oscar winner for Best Picture in 2001. Marcus Aurelius, played by Richard Harris, is portrayed as a brilliant military leader who ...

Marcus Aurelius ascended to the throne in A.D. 161, ... Rilindh/Getty Images. When Marcus Aurelius died on March 17, 180, at age 58, a victim of the plague, he left behind an indelible mark.

1800 years after his death, Marcus Aurelius is still being read and misunderstood. ... Getty Images. Ideas. By Donald J. Robertson. March 6, 2024 7:00 AM EST.

Marcus Aurelius was the last of the Five Good Emperors, and a rare example of Plato’s philosopher-king. In the latter years of his life, he kept a private journal which has miraculously come ...

Credit - Getty Images. ... We can perhaps trace the modern resurgence of interest in Marcus Aurelius back to Richard Harris’ compelling portrayal of him in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator (2000).

Learning to sleep under the stern gaze of Marcus Aurelius. By Megan Margulies “Absolutely not,” I told my husband from the bed as he tried to find the right place on his dresser for Marcus ...

Marcus Aurelius was the last of the Five Good Emperors, and a rare example of Plato’s philosopher-king. In the latter years of his life, he kept a private journal which has miraculously come ...