Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius is often quoted online for answers. This once-powerful man would have preferred to be a philosopher."Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever ...

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“So, Marcus Aurelius is shown as kind of a stereotypical good emperor, somebody who embodies the values of the Roman Republic.” The real Marcus Aurelius ascended to power upon the death of his ...

06/08/2025 June 8, 2025. How do you keep calm in times of crisis? What do people need to be happy? Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius is often quoted online for answers.

The second-century A.D. world of Emperor Marcus Aurelius was in shambles. ... Perhaps that’s why he wrote his Meditations in Greek rather than Latin, the Roman Empire’s official language.

A headless bronze statue, believed to depict Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, has belonged to the Cleveland Museum of Art for nearly 40 years. But soon, the artifact will be in New York where ...

The museum provided a bill of sale from the date of its purchase that said it was buying a “Figure of a Draped Emperor (Probably Marcus Aurelius), Roman, late 2nd Century A.D., bronze.” ...

Marcus Aurelius ruled as Roman emperor from A.D. 161 to 180 and was a Stoic philosopher whose "Meditations" have been studied over the centuries.

Key points. Marcus Aurelius, author of the "Meditations," is one of the principal sources of Roman Stoicism. As the Roman emperor, he had a rare chance to put philosophy into practice but had to ...