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Antoninus Pius Caligula Carus Constans ... Vespasian Marcus Aurelius Marcus Aurelius was a Roman emperor who ruled from the year 161AD until his death in 180AD. He was the fifth and final of what is referred to as the Five Good Emperors. Many historians consider him to be extremely important when comes to stoic philosophy. Rome was engulfed in constant warfare throughout his rule. Many of these wars involved the Parthian Empire and the Germanic tribes that resided near the Danube. In addition to this, Avidius Cassius attempted a revolt in the eastern part of the empire, but this turned out to be a failure. Marcus Aurelius was an accomplished author who wrote the Meditations, a scholarly work that dealt with government and administrative issues. Marcus Aurelius came from a prominent family, and many of its members had served as consuls. His father was of Spanish extraction, and had achieved the rank of praetor. He died while Marcus Aurelius was only three years of age. Despite this, Marcus Aurelius gave him credit for training him to be a strong and disciplined man. The aunt of his father was an empress of Rome, and was the wife of Hadrian. After the death of his father, Marcus Aurelius was raised by his grandfather. His grandfather raised him until he died at the age of ninety. Emperor Hadrian had made the announcement that his successor would be Lucius Ceionius Commodus. Despite this, Marcus Aurelius had also gained the favour of the emperor. | |
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