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 ...

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

Marcus Aurelius was the last of the Five Good Emperors, and a rare example of Plato’s philosopher-king. ... In that year, he heard rumours of Marcus’ death and proclaimed himself emperor.

But once Marcus Aurelius died in 180 C.E. (of natural causes, not at his son’s own hand, as depicted in Gladiator), Commodus hastily made peace with the tribes so he could return to Rome “to ...

Marcus Aurelius was the Roman Emperor from March 7, 161, until his death on March 17, 180. He lived and died over 2,000 years ago, but his legacy lives on in “Mediations,” a series of twelve ...

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: 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 last of these fifths, deducting one year, (A.D. 161-180,) was occupied by the supreme rule of Annius Verus, better known by his assumed name of Marcus Ælins Aurelius Antoninus, fifteenth ...

1800 years after his death, Marcus Aurelius is still being read and misunderstood. ... Ironically, if Tate had read Marcus Aurelius more closely, ...

Marcus Aurelius was the last of the Five Good Emperors, and a rare example of Plato’s philosopher-king. ... In that year, he heard rumours of Marcus’ death and proclaimed himself emperor.