Marcus Aurelius

[ aw-ree-lee-uhs, aw-reel-yuhs ]

noun

1. Marcus Annius Verus, a.d. 121–180, Stoic philosopher and writer: emperor of Rome 161–180.

Marcus Aurelius

1. A Stoic philosopher and emperor of Rome in the second century a.d. He is best known for his Meditations , a philosophical autobiography that is a classic work of personal writing and a remarkable exposition on Stoicism .

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Italy’s prime minister lives in the Palazzo Chigi, an imposing structure with a direct view of one of Rome’s ancient treasures, the Column of Marcus Aurelius.

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To our right, though, it was dark like it must have been at the time of, well, let's say Marcus Aurelius.

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Marcus Aurelius was a very useful spring to the vast machine of the Roman Empire.

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Epictetus, a slave, won as complete inward freedom as Marcus Aurelius, an emperor.

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We, in the midst of the illimitable, could feel with Marcus Aurelius that "Of life, the time is a point."

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On account of his mild and just reign he has been called the Byzantine Marcus Aurelius.

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The same man is at one time a Claudius,—at another, a Marcus Aurelius.

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