An actual historical figure who appears in "Gladiator" is Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, whose real-life reign had some major ...

The museum had revised its own prior research in an apparent attempt to keep a headless sculpture believed to depict Marcus Aurelius.

Despite a lustrous popular image burnished by the 2000 film “Gladiator,” Marcus Aurelius is, to scholars, a controversial figure. Some see his “Meditations,” his collection of precepts for ...

Marcus Aurelius wrote Meditations as private notes during military campaigns nearly 2,000 years ago. The book is now one of ...

In the middle of the second century CE, the most powerful man in the Western world sat in the legionary fortress of Carnuntum, by the River Danube, contemplating the fact that one day nobody would ...

The second-century A.D. world of Emperor Marcus Aurelius was in shambles. A great plague ravaged western Europe, as he embarked on a long and bloody war against the Germanic tribes along the Danube ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- For nearly 30 years, a massive bronze statue thought to be of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius served as the centerpiece of the ancient Roman gallery at the Cleveland Museum of Art ...

This quote by Marcus Aurelius comes from the Meditations, a private journal that Marcus Aurelius had written. As a practitioner of Stoicism, he was deeply involved in self-improvement. If we look at ...

How To Build Self Discipline: The Stoic Path to Greatness (Marcus Aurelius Philosophy) ...

Marcus Aurelius was one of the most thoughtful leaders in history, a Roman emperor who led with philosophical acumen. Born in 121 CE, he led during a period of turmoil and change marked by wars, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After cleaning, a major monument in Rome is set to be visible again. Sabina Crisan/dpa Restorers are freeing the impressive marble ...