This video brings to life a dramatic day in the reign of Marcus Aurelius, capturing the emperor’s weariness, sense of duty, and final triumph in Rome. Through petitions, rituals, and the grandeur of ...

After the three Flavian emperors—Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian—came the “Five Good Emperors” of the Nerva-Antonine dynasty: Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and our man Marcus Aurelius (d. 180 ...