Marcus Aurelius
| Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus | |||||
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| 16t Emperor o the Roman Empire | |||||
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| Ring | 8 Mairch 161–169 (wi Lucius Verus); 169–177 (alone); 177 – Mairch 180 (wi Commodus) | ||||
| Predecessor | Antoninus Pius | ||||
| Successor | Commodus | ||||
| Born | 26 Apryle 121 Roum | ||||
| Dee'd | 17 Mairch 180 (aged 58) Vindobona or Sirmium | ||||
| Buirial | Hadrian's Mausoleum | ||||
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| Dynasty | Antonine | ||||
| Faither | Marcus Annius Verus | ||||
| Mither | Domitia Lucilla | ||||
Marcus Aurelius (/ɔːˈriːliəs/; Laitin: Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus;[1][notes 1] 26 Aprile 121 AD – 17 Mairch 180 AD) wis a Roman Emperor frae 161 tae 180. He ruled wi Lucius Verus as co-emperor frae 161 till Verus' daith in 169. He wis the last o the Five Guid Emperors, an is an aa considered ane o the maist important Stoic philosophers.
Notes
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ He wis originally named Marcus Annius Catilius Severus (or perhaps Marcus Catilius Severus).[2] When he married he teuk the name Marcus Annius Verus,[3] an when he wis named emperor, he wis given the name Marcus Aurelius Antoninus.
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ In Clessical Laitin, Aurelius' name would be inscribed as MARCVS AVRELIVS ANTONINVS AVGVSTVS.
- ↑ Dio 69.21.1; HA Marcus 1.9; McLynn, 24.
- ↑ Dio 69.21.1; HA Marcus 1.10; McLynn, 24.