In his philosophical writings collected in "Meditations," Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius wrote a passage portraying an inner dialogue one can imagine him having in his royal bed at the crack of dawn.

Even history's most accomplished figures—such as Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius—had a hard time getting out of bed. This was the main bedroom of the Palazzo Sagredo, situated on the right bank ...

Learning to sleep under the stern gaze of Marcus Aurelius. By Megan Margulies “Absolutely not,” I told my husband from the bed as he tried to find the right place on his dresser for Marcus ...

In A.D. 175, a courier presented the emperor Marcus Aurelius with a letter from the Roman Senate. The news was not good: Marcus had been betrayed by the military commander Avidius Cassius ...

While it might be tempting to think of Marcus Aurelius (AD121-80) as a philosopher-king, it would be a mistake. Marcus was a philosophically inclined Roman emperor, but not a philosopher-king in ...

This equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius is one of only two surviving ... for introducing him to “the Greek lifestyle—the camp-bed and the cloak.” His other tutors came to include the ...

In his philosophical writings collected in "Meditations," Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius wrote a passage portraying an inner dialogue one can imagine him having in his royal bed at the crack of dawn.