“So Marcus Aurelius and his mother were like castaways ... his day and was in his early 40s when he was chosen by the royal family to be Marcus Aurelius’ tutor, when Marcus was just 18.

Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus succeeded to power ... the future Roman emperor. His family, the gens Annia, claimed descent from Numa Pompilius, the fabled second King of Rome and a celebrated ...

Marcus Aurelius. Before his death, the Emperor chooses Maximus to be his heir over his own son, Commodus, and a power struggle leaves Maximus and his family condemned to death. The powerful ...

The newest coins date from about A.D. 175 during the reign of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, who died in 180. | Credit: Andrew Williams/Norfolk County Council Metal detectorists in the east of ...

Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus was the model philosopher-king. Though his rule was troubled by war and conflict, he remained a thoughtful and even-handed ruler. Meditations is ...