“Our life is what our thoughts make it”, said Marcus Aurelius, a Roman emperor who lived nearly 200 years ago opined. He said, “The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your ...

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 ...

In an age of marble columns and military conquests, where emperors were often more feared than revered, one man ruled not just with a sword, but with a pen—and a startling degree of self-awareness.

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.” ...