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Marcus Aurelius

121 - 180

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Marcus Aurelius Antoninus ( or-EE-lee-əs; Latin: [ˈmaːrkus au̯ˈreːlius antɔːˈniːnus]; 26 April 121 – 17 March 180) was Roman emperor from 161 to 180 and a Stoic philosopher. He was a member of the Nerva–Antonine dynasty, the last of the rulers later known as the Five Good Emperors and the last emperor of the Pax Romana, an age of relative peace, calm, and stability for the Roman Empire lasting from 27 BC to 180 AD. He served as Roman consul in 140, 145, and 161. Marcus Aurelius was the son of the praetor Marcus Annius Verus and his wife, Domitia Calvilla. He was related through marriage to the emperors Trajan and Hadrian. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marcus Aurelius is the 71st most popular politician (down from 60th in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Italy (down from 26th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Italian Politician.

Marcus Aurelius was the Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 AD. He is most famous for his Meditations, a series of personal writings that provide insight into his thoughts and actions.

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Among politicians, Marcus Aurelius ranks 71 out of 19,576. Before him are Mikhail Gorbachev, Kim Jong-il, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Attila, Maria Theresa, and Osman I. After him are Maximilien Robespierre, Musa I of Mali, Hafez al-Assad, Nero, Giuseppe Garibaldi, and Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor.

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Among people born in 121, Marcus Aurelius ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 180, Marcus Aurelius ranks 1. After him are Pausanias, Gaius, Aulus Gellius, Tatian, Melito of Sardis, Polyaenus, and Hegesippus.

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Among people born in Italy, Marcus Aurelius ranks 30 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope John XXIII (1881), Francis of Assisi (1182), Pope Pius XII (1876), Pompey (-106), Caravaggio (1571), and Pope Pius IX (1792). After him are Sandro Botticelli (1445), Nero (37), Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (1768), Ovid (-43), Pope Pius XI (1857), and Petrarch (1304).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Marcus Aurelius ranks 7. Before him are Julius Caesar (-100), Augustus (-63), Commodus (161), Benito Mussolini (1883), Cicero (-106), and Pompey (-106). After him are Nero (37), Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (1768), Geta (189), Caligula (12), Brutus the Younger (-85), and Tiberius (-42).

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