Marcus Aurelius
(noun)
Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 CE, as well as a notable Stoic philosopher.
Examples of Marcus Aurelius in the following topics:
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The Nerva-Antonine Dynasty
- These emperors are Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius, Lucius Verus, and Commodus.
- The naming by Marcus Aurelius of his son Commodus was considered to be an unfortunate choice and the beginning of the Empire's decline.
- The rulers commonly known as the "Five Good Emperors" were Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius.
- Hadrian was succeeded by Antoninus Pius, who was subsequently succeeded by Marcus Aurelius, who was Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 CE.
- Bust of Marcus Aurelius, who ruled from 161 to 180 CE.
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Julius Caesar
- In 60 BCE, Caesar, Marcus Licinius Crassus, and Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey the Great) formed a political alliance that was to dominate Roman politics for several years known as the First Triumvirate.
- Caesar won along with conservative Marcus Bibulus, but saw that he could further his political influence with Crassus and Pompey.
- On the Ides of March (March 15) 44 BCE, Caesar was scheduled to appear at a session of the Senate, and a group of senators led by Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus conspired to assassinate him.
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Founding of the Roman Empire
- The optimate orator Marcus Tullius Cicero began attacking Antony in a series of speeches, portraying him as a threat to the republican order of Rome.
- Octavian eventually reached an uneasy truce with Mark Antony and Marcus Lepidus in October 43 BCE, and together, the three formed the Second Triumvirate to defeat the assassins of Caesar.
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Military Successes of the Nerva-Antonine Dynasty
- Hadrian's abandonment of an aggressive policy was something for which the Senate and its historians never forgave Hadrian: the fourth century historian Aurelius Victor charged him with being jealous of Trajan's exploits and deliberately trying to downplay their worthiness.
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Fall of the Flavian Emperors
- He was succeeded by the longtime Flavian supporter and advisor Marcus Cocceius Nerva, who founded the long-lived Nerva–Antonine dynasty.
- The same day as Domitian's death, the Senate proclaimed Marcus Cocceius Nerva emperor.
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Crises of the Republic
- In 77 BCE, two of Sulla’s former lieutenants, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (“Pompey the Great”) and Marcus Licinius Crassus, had left Rome to put down uprisings and found the populist party attacking Sulla’s constitution upon their return.
- Marcus Tullius Cicero, the consul at the time, intercepted messages regarding recruitment and plans, leading the Senate to authorize the assassination of many Catilinarian conspirators in Rome, an action that was seen as stemming from dubious authority.
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Dates and Calendars
- Marcus Terentius Varro introduced the Ab urbe condita epoch, assuming a foundation of Rome in 753 BCE.