Silver Coin Of The Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, 161 CE - 180 CE
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Marcus Aurelius, one of the great Antonine rulers, was also a deeply philosophical man. His meditations, about power and the duties of a just monarch, still survive today, as does...
Marcus Aurelius, one of the great Antonine rulers, was also a deeply philosophical man. His meditations, about power and the duties of a just monarch, still survive today, as does the bronze equestrian statue of him on the Capitoline in Rome. The image here seems introspective yet strong, an accurate impression of the individual.