Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor AD 161-180
Marcus Annius Verus, born Rome AD 121, took the name Marcus Aelius Aurelius Verus after his adoption as a successor by Antoninus Pius. Although there were miitary setbacks and a widespread plague during his rule, Aurelius devoted himself to the Stoic philosophy and found time to write his 'Meditations'. He was deified after his death in AD 180.
Marble bust c.160 from Cyrene, N.Africa, acquired 1861.
The British Museum, London
Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor AD 161-180
Marcus Annius Verus, born Rome AD 121, took the name Marcus Aelius Aurelius Verus after his adoption as a successor by Antoninus Pius. Although there were miitary setbacks and a widespread plague during his rule, Aurelius devoted himself to the Stoic philosophy and found time to write his 'Meditations'. He was deified after his death in AD 180.
Marble bust c.160 from Cyrene, N.Africa, acquired 1861.
The British Museum, London