Antoninus
Americannoun
noun
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He makes liberal use of a biased Roman biography that likewise reveals its point of view in its title: “The Life of Marcus Antoninus, Philosopher.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, better known by the nickname Elagabalus, reigned from 218 to 222 A.D. while still a teenager.
From Washington Times • Nov. 23, 2023
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, better known as Elagabalus, ruled the Roman empire for just four years from 218AD to his assassination, aged 18, in 222AD.
From BBC • Nov. 21, 2023
This detail of a carved marble column from the second century CE shows the apotheosis, or elevation to divine status, of the emperor Antoninus Pius and his wife Faustina.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
He must only guard against inflicting serious injury on anyone who serves him and anyone he has near him in the service of his principality, as Antoninus had done.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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