Marcus Aurelius

(c. AD 121-180) Roman emperor, author of the philosophical work "The Meditations"

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus (Rome, April 26, 121 –  Vindobona or Sirmium, March 17, 180) was Roman Emperor from 161 to his death in 180. He was the last of the "Five Good Emperors", and is also considered one of the most important stoic philosophers.His tenure was marked by wars in Asia against a revitalized Parthian Empire, and with Germanic tribes along the Limes Germanicus into Gaul and across the Danube. A revolt in the East, led by Avidius Cassius, failed.Marcus Aurelius' work Meditations, written on campaign between 170–180, is still revered as a literary monument to a government of service and duty and has been praised for its "exquisite accent and its infinite tenderness."
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Noun
1. Emperor of Rome; nephew and son-in-law and adoptive son of Antonius Pius; Stoic philosopher; the decline of the Roman Empire began under Marcus Aurelius (121-180)
(synonym) Antoninus, Aurelius, Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Marcus Annius Verus
(hypernym) Roman Emperor, Emperor of Rome

n. Marcus Aurelius (c. AD 121-180), Roman emperor, author of the philosophical work "The Meditations"