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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

The inscription on the work describes it as the “Embassy of Athenagoras, the Athenian, a philosopher and a Christian concerning the Christians, to the Emperors Marcus Aurelius Antoninus and Lucius Aurelius Commodus, &c.”

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various

This steady current downward darkened the pure soul of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, of whom Niebuhr says,304 "If there is any sublime human virtue, it is his."

From Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology by Clarke, James Freeman

He also placed the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus on its noble pedestal, and suggested the introduction of other antique specimens of sculpture into various portions of the architectural plan.

From The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti by Symonds, John Addington