What does a Roman Emperor know about self-discipline? A lot, as it turns out! In this video, we explore Marcus Aurelius’ ...

The Stoic Roman emperor has become the exemplar ... We can perhaps trace the modern resurgence of interest in Marcus Aurelius ...

In the first episode she looks behind the steely façade of famously philosophical, strong and masculine emperor Marcus Aurelius to discover a much more complicated, naïve, flirtatious and ...

The Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius ruled from 161 to 180 AD, and developed a reputation for being the ideal wise leader Plato termed the "philosopher king." Marcus has remained relevant for 1,800 ...

Its most brutal moment? Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) murdering his father, Emperor Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris). Aurelius chose Maximus (Russell Crowe) as his heir, crushing Commodus’ ego and ...

Ridley Scott's cult classic Gladiator, starring Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix, hits Netflix on February 16, 2025. A ...

Rome, circa 209 A.D. Sixteen years after the demise of Emperor Marcus Aurelius and Maximus Decimus Meridius in Gladiator (2000), the Roman Empire is now ruled by the tyrannical Emperors Caracalla ...