!!!Mark Aurel

b. April 26, 121, d. near Sremska Mitrovica, Yugoslavia (then 
Sirmium), March 17, 180, Roman Emperor 161 to 180 A.D. Highly educated 
and a follower of stoic philosophy, he is called the "philosopher 
emperor". He is depicted in the only equestrian statue of antique Rome 
still extant. He personally led the fight against the invading  
Marcomanni and other Germanic tribes in the Austrian area; scenes from 
these wars can be seen on the Marcus Aurelius Column in Rome. In  
Carnuntum he wrote parts of his "Meditations" about a ruler's 
responsibility in the Greek language.

!Literature
H. Bannert, Der Tod des Kaisers Marcus, 1977.


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