Marcus Aurelius

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จักรพรรดิมาร์กุส เอาเรลิอุส, Marqws ʾAbrelyws ʾAntŵniynws, Марк Антонин, Аврелий, and 145 others Markos Awrelyws, Marc Aurele, Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Markus Orelyus, مارکس اورلیس, Marc Aurèle, Aurelius Marcus, Aurélio, Mârkos 'Aurḗlios, Marks Aurelijs, empereur romain Marcus Antoninus, Μάρκος Αυρήλιος, Marcus Antoninus, Μάρκος Αὐρήιλος Ἀντώνιος, مارکوس اورلیوس, Antonio, Marco Aurelio, မားကပ် ဩရီးလီယပ် အန်တိုနိုင်းနပ်, Mark Avreliĭ, מחבר:מרקוס אורליוס, empereur romain Marc-Aurèle Antonin, אורליוס מארקוס אנטונינוס, Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus, Marcus Annius Verus, Marco, 馬爾庫斯·奧列里烏斯, Markos, Marcus Aurelius, مرقص أوريليوس أنطونينوس, أوريليوس أنطونينوس, Antonino, Marcus Aurelius Antonius, Aurelius Antoninus, Aurelius Markus, Марк-Анний, Emperor of Rome Marḳus Aʼurelyus, M. Antoninus, Аврелий Марк, Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus, マルクス・アウレリウス・アントニヌス, ماركوس أوريليوس, Marcus, Aurelius, Mark Aure, Marks, Aurēlijs, Antoninus Marcus Aurelius, Markos Antōninos, empereur romain Marc-Antonin, Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius, Markas Aurelijus, Marcus Annius Catilius Severus, Marcus Aurelius Antonius, Marc-Aurèle Antonin, Markos Avrelyws, מרקוס אורליוס, Μάρκος Αυρήλιος Αντωνίνος Αύγουστος, .. Aoleliu, Marcu Uréliu, Marcus, Aurelius Antonius, მარკუს ავრელიუსი, 奧理略, Marqus ʾAvrelyus ʾAnṭoninus, Марк Аўрэлій, 马可·奥勒留, アウレリウス, Emperor of Rome Markos Antōninos, Marko Aŭrelio, མར་ཁུའུ་སེ་ཨའུ་རེ་ལིའུ་སེ།, Μάρκος Ἀυρήλιος, Mârkos 'Aurī́lios, Mark Avrelii, Marko Aurelije Autokrator, Markús Árelíus, Markus Aurelius, Marc Aurèli, Antoninus Aurelius, Marco Aurelio Antonio, Marek Aureliusz, Marcus Aurelis, Mark Aurel, Marc Avrelij, empereur romain Marc Aurèle, 마르쿠스 아우렐리우스, Antoninus Marcus, Marc'Aurelio, Marc-Aurèle, Marc, Aurèle, Marko Antonin Filozof, Markos Antoninos, Marḳus Orelyus, Marcus, Μάρκος, Ἀντωνῖνος, M アウレリウス, Mark Avrelij Antonin, Marc, Markus A'urelyus, מרקוס אורליוס אנטוניוס, Marc Aureliu, Mâ-khù-sṳ̂ O-lie̍t-lî-vû-sṳ̂, מארכוס אורליוס אנטונינוס, Марко Аврелиј, Marcus, Aurelius Antoninus, Mark Avrelij, Марк, Аврелий, Marcus Annius Aurelius Antoninus, Antoninus, Marcus Aurelius római császár, مرقس أوريليوس أنطونينوس, मार्कस ऑरेलियस, Marḳus Aʼurelyus, מארקוס אורליוס, Marks Aurēlijs, אנטונינוס מארקוס אורליוס, Marc Aurel, Marco Aurelio Antonino, Марк Антоний, Аврелий, Марк Аврелий, Марк Аврелій, Marcus Annius, Marc Aureli, Emperador de Roma Marco Aurelio, Marc Aurele Antonin, Antoni, Marc Aureli, Авлелий, Marko Aurelije, Make Aoleliu, Marc Antonin, Marc-Antonin, מארקוס אורליוס אנטונינוס, Màrc Aureliò, Marco Aurélio, Марко Аурелије, Marco Aurelio, Марк Аврелий Антонин, Marco Aurélio Antonino Vero, Marek Aureljusz, Marcu Aureliu, Մարկոս Ավրելիոս, マルクス アウレーリウス, Markos Antoninos Autokrator, Márkos 'Antōninos, Aurelius, Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Emperor of Rome Mark Aurel, Marcus A. Antoninus, Μάρκος Ἀντωνῖνος, .. Aoleiliu, Mark Avreli
Born:
April 26, 121
Died:
March 17, 180

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Marcus Aurelius Antoninus was 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; Aurelius' general Avidius Cassius sacked the capital Ctesiphon in 164. Aurelius fought the Marcomanni, Quadi, and Sarmatians with success during the Marcomannic Wars, but the threat of the Germanic Tribes began 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' work Meditations, written in Greek while on campaign between 170 and 180, is still revered as a literary monument to a government of service and duty. It serves as an example of how Aurelius approached the Platonic ideal of a philosopher-king and how he symbolized much of what was best about Roman civilization.

Books by Marcus Aurelius