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Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

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/ ˈmɑːkəs ɔːˈriːlɪəs ˌæntəˈnaɪnəs /

noun

  1. original name Marcus Annius Verus. 121–180 ad , Roman emperor (161–180) noted particularly for his Meditations, propounding his stoic view of life

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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

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus was the seventeenth Emperor of Rome, and began his reign on the 2nd of March, 161 years before the Christian era.

From Olive Leaves Or, Sketches of Character by L. H. (Lydia Howard) Sigourney

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, the philosopher-Emperor, showed by practice as well as by precept that the tranquil mind is not incompatible with a life of action.

From Why Worry? by George Lincoln Walton

But the two which, for me, stand out easily above all the rest are Marcus Aurelius Antoninus and Epictetus.

From The Human Machine by Arnold Bennett

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