A statue of Marcus Aurelius was returned to Turkey after being illegally taken in the 1960s. Experts had to literally get their hands dirty to make it happen.

Known today as a philosopher-king, Marcus Aurelius ruled at a time marked by crises and catastrophes. He ascended to the throne in 161 AD, just a few years before the Marcomannic Wars (166-180 AD ...

History remembers Marcus Aurelius as one of the Roman Empire's "good" emperors—but this is Rome we're talking about. Even the good guys did some pretty twisted stuff. From his scandalous marriage to ...

With the statue of Marcus Aurelius returning to Turkey, the antiquities trafficking unit has seized 15 items looted from Bubon, collectively valued at nearly $80 million, according to a statement.

An ancient bronze statue believed to represent Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius has been returned to Turkiye from the United States, 65 years after it was smuggled out of the country, Turkish ...

A bronze statue of the famed Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, looted from Türkiye in the 1960s, is set to return to its homeland within the next few days. The statue dating from around AD 50-250 ...

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.” ...

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF APRIL 24, 2025 10:15 Emperor Marcus Aurelius' bridgehead fortress discovered along the Danube. (photo credit: Austrian Academy of Sciences) ...