Marcus Aurelius

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Roman emperor Stoic philosopher author human philosopher king

Marcus Aurelius was a 2nd-century Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher best known for his work "Meditations" and for exemplifying the ideal of the philosopher-king.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Emperor Marcus Aurelius 1
Marcus Annius Verus 1
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus 1

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman emperor ⓘ
Stoic philosopher ⓘ
author ⓘ
human ⓘ
philosopher king ⓘ
adoptiveFather Antoninus Pius ⓘ
birthDate 121-04-26 ⓘ
birthName Marcus Aurelius self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Marcus Annius Verus
birthPlace Roman Empire ⓘ
Rome ⓘ
burialPlace Hadrian's Mausoleum ⓘ
child Commodus ⓘ
Lucilla ⓘ
coRulerWith Commodus ⓘ
Lucius Verus ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Roman Empire ⓘ
deathDate 180-03-17 ⓘ
deathPlace Pannonia ⓘ
Sirmium ⓘ
Vienna ⓘ
surface form: Vindobona
depictedIn Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
dynasty Nerva–Antonine dynasty ⓘ
era Ancient Roman philosophy ⓘ
father Marcus Annius Verus (praetor) ⓘ
fullName Marcus Aurelius self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
genre personal reflections ⓘ
philosophical literature ⓘ
hasOccupation military leader ⓘ
philosopher ⓘ
writer ⓘ
influenced Immanuel Kant ⓘ
Justus Lipsius ⓘ
modern Stoicism ⓘ
influencedBy Epictetus ⓘ
Seneca the Younger ⓘ
Socrates ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Ancient Greek ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
militaryConflict Marcomannic Wars ⓘ
Roman–Parthian War of 161–166 ⓘ
mother Domitia Lucilla the Younger ⓘ
name Marcus Aurelius self-link ⓘ
notableIdea control over judgments and inner life ⓘ
cosmopolitanism ⓘ
duty and acceptance of fate ⓘ
notableWork Meditations ⓘ
philosophicalSchool Stoicism ⓘ
positionHeld pontifex maximus ⓘ
surface form: Pontifex Maximus

Roman emperor ⓘ
consul of the Roman Republic ⓘ
predecessor Antoninus Pius ⓘ
reignEnd 180 ⓘ
reignStart 161 ⓘ
religion Roman paganism ⓘ
spouse Faustina the Younger ⓘ
subjectOf Meditations ⓘ
surface form: Meditations (philosophical text)
successor Commodus ⓘ
timePeriod 2nd century ⓘ

Referenced by (47)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Stoicism → RomanRepresentative → Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
Antoninus Pius → adoptiveSons → Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
Claudius Pompeianus → associatedWith → Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
this entity surface form: Stoic emperor Marcus Aurelius
Meditations → author → Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
Marcus Aurelius → birthName → Marcus Aurelius self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marcus Annius Verus
Aspendos → builtDuringReignOf → Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
subject surface form: Aspendos Theatre
Hadrian's Mausoleum → burialPlaceOf → Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
Domitia Lucilla the Younger → child → Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
Marcus Annius Verus (praetor) → child → Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
Commodus → coEmperorWith → Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
Lucius Verus → coRuler → Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
Marcomannic Wars → commandedBy → Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
Bella Marcomannica → commander → Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
Marcomanni → conflictWith → Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
Quadi → conflictWith → Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
Ballomar → contemporaneousWith → Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
this entity surface form: emperor Marcus Aurelius
Avidius Cassius → contemporary → Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
subject surface form: Column of Marcus Aurelius
subject surface form: Column of Marcus Aurelius
Eleusinian Mysteries → famousInitiate → Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
Commodus → father → Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
Claudius Pompeianus → fatherInLaw → Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
Marcus Annius Verus (praetor) → fatherOf → Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
Marcus Aurelius → fullName → Marcus Aurelius self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Marcus → hasNotableBearers → Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
Column of Marcus Aurelius in Rome → honors → Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
subject surface form: Column of Marcus Aurelius
this entity surface form: Emperor Marcus Aurelius
Chrysippus of Soli → influenced → Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
Epictetus → influenced → Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
Domitia Lucilla the Younger → motherOf → Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
Marcus Aurelius → name → Marcus Aurelius self-link ⓘ
Nerva–Antonine dynasty → notableEmperor → Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
Roman Empire → notableEmperor → Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
Ballomar → opponent → Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
Buri → opponentOf → Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
Roman emperors → positionHeldBy → Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
Commodus → predecessor → Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
Battle of Carnuntum → relatedTo → Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
Avidius Cassius → servedUnder → Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
Marcomannic Wars → significantPerson → Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
Claudius Pompeianus → sonInLawOf → Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
Faustina the Younger → spouse → Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
Antoninus Pius → successor → Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
Lucius Verus → successor → Marcus Aurelius ⓘ