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Marcus Aurelius and his Legacy: Seeking Rome's Kingdom of Gold

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Explores how Marcus Aurelius has been reimagined across centuries as philosophy, legend, and legacy endure.

Millions of visitors to Rome’s Capitoline Museums admire the great bronze equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (121-180 CE), practising Stoic and the last ‘Good Emperor’ before Rome commenced its prolonged decline. One ancient historian compared the succession from Marcus to his son Commodus as a descent from a kingdom of gold to one of iron and rust. The statue’s fortuitous ...