Marcus Aurelius
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Although its newly-developed AI-powered "TraceART" system was not involved in recovering the Marcus Aurelius statue, the tool helped identify two 16th-century Iznik tiles that were recovered from Britain this month.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
Despite a lustrous popular image burnished by the 2000 film “Gladiator,” Marcus Aurelius is, to scholars, a controversial figure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026
The denarii date from the late Roman Republic to the reign of Marcus Aurelius and his wife Faustina and were found at Barton Bendish, Norfolk.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2025
In “Gladiator,” the only named woman character beyond Maximus’ wife is Connie Nielsen’s Lucilla, the embattled daughter of Marcus Aurelius.
From Salon • Nov. 26, 2024
My father, the Reverend Eari Little, was a Baptist minister, a dedicated organizer for Marcus Aurelius Garvey’s U.N.I.A.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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