Marcus Aurelius

Also known as Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus, Marcus Annius Verus, Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Marcus Catilius Severus Annius Verus, Verissimus, Marcus Aurelius Verus, Antoninus

16th Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 and Stoic philosopher

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Marcus Aurelius was a Roman emperor, consul, and quaestor who served as a politician, philosopher, and writer. Born in Rome on April 26, 121, he was the son of Marcus Annius Verus and Calvisia Domitia Lucilla, and was also considered the son of Antoninus Pius. He was a member of the Antonines and the Nerva–Antonine dynasty. His spouse was Faustina the Younger, and they had children including Commodus, Marcus Annius Verus Caesar, Annia Aurelia Galeria Faustina, and Fadilla. He was educated by Alexander of Cotiaeum, Herodes Atticus, Marcus Cornelius Fronto, and Junius Rusticus.

His notable work is *Meditations*, written in Latin and Ancient Greek. He died in Vindobona on March 17, 180, and is buried at Castel Sant'Angelo. He resided in Rome and was the sibling of Annia Cornificia Faustina. His writings include themes such as self-control, resistance to distractions, and optimism in adversity.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 4/26/121
Died: 3/17/180
Works: 480

Top works

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Meditations and de Vita Beata
Meditations
De rebus suis libri XII
Meditations

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: Italy
Active from: 121
Active to: 180

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 4,596
Total plays: 33,764

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,790x
cryoSPARC: algorithms for rapid unsupervised cryo-EM structure determination
· 2017 · cited 10,798x
Development of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT): WHO Collaborative Project on Early Detection of Persons with Harmful Alcohol Consumption‐II
· 1993 · cited 10,584x
A default mode of brain function
· 2001 · cited 10,444x
Avogadro: an advanced semantic chemical editor, visualization, and analysis platform
· 2012 · cited 9,214x

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Quotes

“Her reverence for the divine, her generosity, her inability not only to do wrong but even to conceive of doing it. And the simple way she lived—not in the least like the rich. (Hays translation)”
“From Apollonius, true liberty, and unvariable steadfastness, and not to regard anything at all, though never so little, but right and reason: and always..that it was possible for the same man to be both vehement and remiss: a man not subject to be vexed, and offended with the incapacity of his scholars and auditors in his lectures and expositions.”
“Not to display anger or other emotions. To be free of passion and yet full of love. (Hays translation)”
“Self-control and resistance to distractions. Optimism in adversity—especially illness. (Hays translation)”
“He was a man who looked at what ought to be done, not to the reputation which is got by a man's acts.”
“Ἕωθεν προλέγειν ἑαυτῷ: συντεύξομαι περιέργῳ, ἀχαρίστῳ, ὑβριστῇ, δολερῷ, βασκάνῳ, ἀκοινωνήτῳ: πάντα ταῦτα συμβέβηκεν ἐκείνοις παρὰ τὴν ἄγνοιαν τῶν ἀγαθῶν καὶ κακῶν.”