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The Column of Marcus Aurelius. It is a Doric column, with a spiral relief, built in honour of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius and modeled on Trajan's Column. The latest theory states that the expeditions against the Marcomanni and Quadi in the years 172 and 173 are in the lower half and the successes of the emperor over the Sarmatians in the years 174 and 175 in the upper half. Built ~ 193AD.
The bronze statue of Saint Paul that crowns the column was placed in 1589, by order of Pope Sixtus V.
Marble busts of the co-emperors who ruled from 161 to 169 when, upon the death of Lucius Verus, Marcus Aurelius continued until 180.
Column of Marcus Aurelius. The spiral picture relief tells the story of Marcus Aurelius’ Danubian or Marcomannic wars, waged by him from 166 to his death. The story begins with the army crossing the river Danube, probably at Carnuntum. A Victory separates the accounts of two expeditions. The exact chronology of the events is disputed; however, the latest theory states that the expeditions against the Marcomanni and Quadi in the years 172 and 173 are in the lower half and the successes of the emperor over the Sarmatians in the years 174 and 175 in the upper half. Wikipedia article
bronze statue of the emperor Marcus Aurelius was relocated from the Piazza del Campidoglio (Capitol Hill) into the Capitol Museum of Rome. It is the only surviving bronze statue of a pre-Christian Roman emperor.
A spiral stair style column completed around 193 CE, and based on that of Trajan; the latter remains more famous today.
Temple of Antonius and Faustina
The church of San Lorenzo in Miranda, built in the 17th century on the remains of the temple, still keeps the columned portico of the temple
Originally dedicated in 141 by the Emperor Antoninus Pius to his deceased and deified wife, Faustina the Elder. After his death in 161, the new Emperor Marcus Aurelius, re-dedicated the temple to Antoninus and Faustina.
Built during the reign of Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) 121-180, Roman emperor (r.161-180).
The theatre was periodically repaired by the Seljuqs, who used it as a caravanserai, and in the 13th century the stage building was converted into a palace by the Seljuqs of Rum.
Capacity: 7,300-7,600
Patrons: A(ulus) Curtius Crispinus Arrun[tianus & Curtius Auspicatu]s Titinnianus, two rich brothers.
Architect: Zenon, son of Theodorus, from Aspendos.
Excavated: House of Jason Magnus {Africa, Libya, Cyrenaica}
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.
Acquisition date
1861
Acquisition name
Excavated by Sir Robert Murdoch Smith and Cdr Edwin A Porcher
Registration number: 1861,1127.15
Sculpture 1464
I'm not entirely sure whether this is Marcus Aurelius, or his son Commondus (who liked his statues to be really similar to his dad's)
Musei Capitolini - Roma, Italia
Made around 175 AD of gilded bronze.
The only Roman equestrian statue to survive to the present. Most were melted down for their bronze, but this one escaped since it was misidentified as Constantine, the first Christian emperor.
In 1538 it was moved to the Piazza del Campidoglio, which Michelangelo designed around it.
For preservation reasons, it was moved inside in 1981 and replaced with a copy.
Palazzo dei Conservatori Museum, Capitoline Museums - Rome, Italy
Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius (2nd century AD) and Spinario (Boy with Thorn)
Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius (2nd century AD)
Large bronze sculptures from antiquity are exceptionally rare but the Capitoline Museums have some of the finest on display in Rome.
The Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius (Italian: Statua equestre di Marco Aurelio; Latin: Equus Marci Aurelii) is an ancient Roman equestrian statue on the Capitoline Hill, Rome, Italy. This bronze stands 4.24 m (13.9 ft) tall and dates from ca. 175 AD.
It is the only bronze statue of a pre-Christian era emperor to have survived to the present. It was probably only saved from being melted down by being misidentified as Emperor Constantine who legalized Christianity in the Roman Empire.
A good copy of the statue has been on display outside the museum since 1981 but seeing the original inside the museum suddenly makes the copy in the piazza far less impressive.
Right front:
Spinario (Boy Pulling a Thorn From His Foot / Boy with Thorn)
Year: 1st century BC
Material and technique: Bronze
Size: cm 73
Inventory: inv. MC1186
Boy with Thorn, also called Fedele (Fedelino) or Spinario, is a Greco-Roman Hellenistic bronze sculpture of a naked boy withdrawing a thorn from the sole of his foot. The sculpture was one of the very few Roman bronzes that was never lost to sight. It has been copied and reinterpreted many times.
The Capitoline Museums complex (Musei Capitolini) in Rome has one of the finest collections of sculptures, statues, and archaeological finds from antiquity in the world, in addition to paintings and art from the Middle Ages to the Baroque. Top highlights are very rare large Roman bronze sculptures such as the original equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, Boy with a Thorn, and the Capitoline She-Wolf (and the much more recent Romulus and Remus). The paintings collection includes works by Caravaggio, Titian, Rubens, Van Dyck, and many other European masters. Although the museum is rarely overcrowded, buying tickets online saves time.
Temple of Hercules, Amman Citadel
location: Amman, Jordan
author: Jan Helebrant
license CC0 Public Domain Dedication
Capitoline Museum, Rome.
Marcus Aurelius (26 April 121 AD – 17 March 180 AD) was a Roman Emperor from 161 to 180. He ruled with Lucius Verus as co-emperor from 161 until Verus' death in 169. He was the last of the Five Good Emperors, and is also considered one of the most important Stoic philosophers.
During his reign, the Empire defeated a revitalized Parthian Empire in the East; Aurelius' general Avidius Cassius sacked the capital Ctesiphon in 164. In central Europe, Aurelius fought the Marcomanni, Quadi, and Sarmatians with success during the Marcomannic Wars, with the threat of the Germanic tribes beginning to represent a troubling reality for the Empire. A revolt in the East led by Avidius Cassius failed to gain momentum and was suppressed immediately.
Marcus Aurelius' Stoic tome Meditations, written in Greek while on campaign between 170 and 180, is still revered as a literary monument to a philosophy of service and duty, describing how to find and preserve equanimity in the midst of conflict by following nature as a source of guidance and inspiration.
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The outside copy of the statue of Marcus Aurelius;
the original is nowadays in the Capitoline Museums
Also see his Considerations of zijn Overpeinzingen
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