Marcus Aurelius Research Paper

Overall, Marcus Aurelius makes a convincing argument when discussing how the universe is a place where all things work together and are a part of each other; however, fall flat when it explaining death due to his level of

Q.)What type of men had succeeded Marcus Aurelius; "one of the last five good emperors"? A.) He was succeeded by incompetent men who had little concept of how to deal with drastic problems"

People know Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius as one of the most accomplished men of his time and beyond. The Roman scholar, poet, orator, musician, and philosopher gave much of his knowledge to the ancient world in his lifetime. Through his writings and translations, Boethius made important contributions to the Middle Ages, and gave people a better understanding of ancient times. Boethius also proved himself to be a gifted man, making him worthy of praise up to today. For these reasons, many remember the life of Boethius.

Written by the Roman historian Tacitus, the Agricola chronicles the life of his father-in-law Gnaeus Julian Agricola while also covering the ethnography and history of ancient Britain and Rome. After the assassination of Domitian in 96 AD, Tacitus used his freedom to publish his work. Tacitus describes the character of his father-in-law, by showing how he grew up in a household that encouraged the study of philosophy and attended to matters of state with honesty and competence. Tacitus explores different themes in the book including the history, ethnography, and eulogy of Agricola.

He was an emperor that was not just remembered for the wars that he fought for his people, but mainly for “his contemplative nature and his rule driven by reason” (“Marcus Aurelius” 3). His stoic beliefs, hardworking nature, and self-restraint allowed him to be loved and honored by those he ruled (“Marcus Aurelius” 2). Due to his many accomplishments and tolerant nature the Romans honored him as a man and their leader. “In ancient Rome equestrian statues of emperors would not have been uncommon sites in the city…as they were official devices for honoring the emperor for singular military and civic achievements” (Becker

Marcus Ulpius Trajanus, better known as Trajan, was a Roman emperor from 98 AD until his death on August 9, 117 AD. He was born on September 18, 53 AD in Italica Spain, where he lived with his mother, Marcia and his father, also named Marcus Ulpius Trajanus. Trajan was the first emperor to be born outside of Italy, in Italica. He was a successful soldier and general; he was very passionate about war. Nerva the emperor before him adopted him as his “son” because he had no children. Nerva died a natural death and after Trajan became emperor.

Marcus Brutus was born in 85 bc, to a roman general of the same name, who was later killed by Pompey, a young general. Marcus Brutus was educated by his mother's half brother, Marcus Portius Cato. Marcus was later adopted by a relative of his mother, Quintus Servilius Caepio, and in honor of his adopted father Brutus began to call himself Marcus Junius Brutus Caepio. Brutus’ uncle continued to bestow great lessons on schooling as well as life. In 59 Bc Brutus was declared as a part of a conspiracy to kill Pompey, that did not exist. A young politician named Gaius Julius Caesar, who was an ally of Pompey, and having an affair with Brutus’s mother,did his best to clear it away. Caesar, had great reasoning seeing as he did not want to watch the

Romulus was a well-known emperor who ruled from October 31st, 475 until September 4th, 476. He was born in 460 AD and died in 527 AD. His father was Orestes who once had been an assistant to Attila the Hun. The future Emperor was named Romulus after his maternal grandfather, a nobleman. During his time, he was the target of much mockery for some of his decisions. Romulus was the last emperor of Rome.

Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus was the son of a Roman aristocrat whose family had regularly held the highest offices of state for the past century. Tiberius achieved much in his life and was a man of high distinction in political circles. He was a man with a prominent background- coming from very powerful families. It seemed also, that many had high expectations of him, and his potential was not seen to its full extent. To a few of us here today, this is a solemn and most momentous occasion. Today I will be critically analysing and assessing the significance of three key areas which have been the crux of historical debate for centuries. Today I will be touching on Tiberius' family background, education, and early career to 134BC, the aims

The count of Nouâtre, a town north of Noyers , called Radulfus had an agreement with Boso de Chillo that when the end should come for viscount Henry, that the count would give Henry’s land to Boso, as a count was known to do for vassals that pleased him. Without his knowledge though, Henry had promised the land in secret to Aimericus, a vassal of Count Matheus.

Pubius Cornelius Tacitus (55-118AD), was a historian from an equestrian family born in either norther Italy or Southern Gaul who wrote Biography of Agricola in 98 AD followed by Histories in 105 AD. The first document, an excerpt from Biography of Agricola 29-32 is a fictional speech from the British war chief named Calgacus who was preparing his people for battle against Gnaes Julius Agricola the governor of the Roman provinces in Briton from 78-85 AD and also Tacitus’ father-in-law. The second document is an excerpt from Tacitus’ Histories 4.74 which is also a fictional speech. This speech given through the view point of Petillius Cerialis a Roman general who stopped the revolt of the people of Gaul in 70AD. In my essay I am going to assess whether or not Tacitus’ motives throughout the speeches are to shed negative light on Roman conquest and Roman rule of its conquered territories.

From Aurelius' first interaction with the narrator, Margaret, his preoccupation with his past is apparent. Indeed, upon meeting a perfect stranger he asks the surprisingly intimate question of "Do you have a mother?" (136) Consumed by thoughts of his own absent mother, his orphaned nature burdens his mind and rules his communications with others. Aurelius craves any contact with families, even second-hand. He says "All my life I have wanted to find my family," yet even with the motherly dedication of Mrs. Love who did everything but birth him, he refuses to allow himself to feel complete (391).

The Prima Porta Augustus was a political propaganda statue made of Augustus that showed his power and ideologies. In the Prima Porta Augustus, Augustus is seen youthful wearing a toga, a military regalia with an outstretched hand in a noble Roman controlled gesture, is barefoot and by his leg is Eros riding a dolphin. The military regalia and his arm being outstretsched in a noble Roman controlled gesture shows Augustus’s emperor powers as he leads an army. Toga was the national garmet of Rome and only male citizen were allowed to wear them. This choice to wear a toga was done to show that Augustus was part of the army and was a citizen.

The Emperor Aurelian made exceptional strides in reunifying the Roman Empire from the rebel leaders Zenobia and Tetricus, and attempted to mend the broken economy. Aurelian managed to reunify the Roman Empire and give the inhabitants a little sense of security that they had been missing. Marcus was a firm believer in grasping the moment and living in the present, as he said “we live only in the present, in this fleet-footed moment.” Aurelian was the second Emperor in a row who attempted to better the political situation in the Empire, and truly made no excuse of the horrible hand he was dealt. Marcus would have been an admirer of Aurelian’s military and political successes. Over the course of the third century AD, the silver content of the “silver” coin, the antoninianus,

	Throughout his life, Aurelius was never able to be happy being an emperor. Even though he had money and privileges, and was royalty, he never became tranquil, or at peace with himself, with these material riches. It is evident when a person reads Meditations that Aurelius would much rather have lived the quite life of a philosopher than the public life of an emperor. He always wished that, at some point in his life, maybe when the wars were over, he would have some time to actively pursue philosophy. He never received that opportunity. However, he did, in the midst of all the wars he fought in, find the time to write down his thoughts into a