Marcus Aurelius | Biography, Meditations, Facts & Death
Marcus Aurelius also is known as Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus (Born on April 26, 121, in Rome - Died On March 17, 180, in Vindobona or Sirmio) was emperor of the Roman Empire from the year 161 to the year his death in 180.He was the last of the so-called Five Good Emperors, third of the emperors of Hispanic origin, and is considered one of the most representative figures of philosophy stoic. Marco Aurelio and Lucio Vero were adoptive children of Antoninus Pius by the mandate of Adriano and the first two that prevailed jointly in the history of Rome.His government was marked by military conflicts in Asia against a revitalized Parthian Empire and Upper Germania against the barbarian tribes settled along the Limes Germanicus, in Gaul, and along the Danube. During the period of h...