Marcus Aurelius (disambiguation)
Marcus Aurelius was a name used by men from gens Aurelia. The most famous members were the Roman Emperors from the Nerva–Antonine dynasty (among them Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus, who is known in English world as just Marcus Aurelius) to Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius Augustus (Maxentius) of Diocletian's Tetrarchy.
People in Ancient Rome
Roman emperors
Main article: List of Roman emperors
- Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (Marcus Aurelius, reigning March 7, 161 AD – March 17, 180 AD), adopted son of Antoninus Pius;
- Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus (Commodus, reigning 177 AD – December 31, 192 AD), son of Marcus Aurelius;
- Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus Pius (Caracalla, reigning 198 AD – April 8, 217 AD), son of Septimius Severus;
- Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (Elagabalus, reigning June 8, 218 AD – March 11, 222 AD), illegitimate son of Caracalla;
- Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander (Severus Alexander, reigning March 13, 222 AD – March 18, 235 AD), cousin of Elagabalus;
- Marcus Aurelius Claudius (Claudius Gothicus, reigning September 268 AD – January 270 AD), general at the battle of Naissus;
- Marcus Aurelius Claudius Quintillus (Quintillus, reigning January 270 AD – 270 AD), brother of Claudius Gothicus;
- Marcus Aurelius Probus (Probus, reigning September 276 AD – October 282 AD), proclaimed emperor in opposition to Florian;
- Marcus Aurelius Carus (Carus, reigning September 282 AD – early August 283 AD), prefect to Probus;
- Marcus Aurelius Numerius Numerianus (Numerian, reigning early August 283 AD – 284 AD), son of Carus;
- Marcus Aurelius Carinus (Carinus, reigning early August 283 AD – 285 AD), son of Carus;
- Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus (Maximian, reigning April 1, 286 AD – May 1, 305 AD), adopted son of Diocletian;
- Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius (Maxentius, reigning 28 October 306 AD – October 28, 312 AD), son of Maximian.
Other Romans
Main article: Aurelia (gens)
- Aurelii Cottae
- Marcus Aurelius Cotta, plebeian aedile in 216 BC;
- Marcus Aurelius Cotta, legate of Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus in 189 BC;
- Marcus Aurelius Cotta, consul in 74 BC;
- Marcus Aurelius M. f. Cotta, son of the consul in 74 BC;
- Marcus Aurelius Cotta Maximus Messalinus, son of Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus, a friend of the emperor Tiberius.
- Aurelii Scauri
- Marcus Aurelius M. f. Scaurus, triumvir monetalis in 118 BC, perhaps the same as the consul in 108 BC;
- Marcus Aurelius Scaurus, consul in 108 BC;
- Marcus Aurelius (M. f.) Scaurus, quaestor mentioned by Cicero.
- Aurelii Fulvi
- Marcus Aurelius T. f. Fulvus Antoninus, son of Antoninus Pius, d. before 138.
- Others
- Marcus Aurelius Cleander, freedman of Emperor Commodus;
- Marcus Aurelius Verrianus, prefect of Roman Egypt in 188;
- Marcus Aurelius Heraclitus, prefect of Roman Egypt in 215;
- Marcus Aurelius Epagatus, prefect of Roman Egypt in 224;
- Marcus Aurelius Zeno Januarius, prefect of Roman Egypt in 231;
- Marcus Aurelius Marius, Gallic emperor in 269;
- Marcus Aurelius Nigrinianus (anglicised Nigrinian), probably son of Emperor Carinus
- Marcus Aurelius Sabinus Iulianus, Roman usurper against emperor Carinus or Maximian;
- Marcus Aurelius Olympius Nemesianus, esteemed poet during the of the emperor Carus;
- Marcus Aurelius Valerius Romulus, son of the emperor Maxentius;
- Flavius Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator, formerly recorded as Marcus Aurelius Cassiodorus, Roman statesman and writer.
People in other countries
- Marcus Aurelius Arnheiter (1925−2009), retired U.S. Navy officer;
- Marcus Aurelius Roberto (1930−1986), member of the Ohio General Assembly