Noun: Marcus Aurelius 'maa(r)-kus o'ree-lee-us
- Emperor of Rome; nephew and son-in-law and adoptive son of Antoninus Pius; Stoic philosopher; the decline of the Roman Empire began under Marcus Aurelius (121-180)
- Antoninus, Aurelius, Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Marcus Annius Verus
Type of: Emperor of Rome, Roman Emperor
Encyclopedia: Marcus Aurelius