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

• Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus (Marcus Aurelius, reigning March 7, 161 AD – March 17, 180 AD), adopted son of Antoninus Pius, formerly known as Marcus Annius Catilius Severus or Marcus Catilius Severus, then Marcus Annius Verus, then Marcus Aelius Aurelius Verus Caesar;
• Caesar Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Augustus (Commodus, reigning 177 AD – December 31, 192 AD), son of Marcus Aurelius, previously known as Lucius Aurelius Commodus, then Caesar Lucius Aurelius Commodus, then Caesar Lucius Aurelius Commodus Augustus, then Caesar Lucius Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Augustus, later known as Caesar Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus Augustus;
• Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus Pius Augustus (Caracalla, reigning 198 AD – April 8, 217 AD), son of Septimius Severus, previously known as Lucius Septimus Bassianus, then Marcua Aurelius Antoninus Caesar, then Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus;
• Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus (Elagabalus, reigning June 8, 218 AD – March 11, 222 AD), illegitimate son of Caracalla, formerly known as Varius Avitus Bassianus;
• Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus (Severus Alexander, reigning March 13, 222 AD – March 18, 235 AD), cousin of Elagabalus, formerly known as Marcus Julius Gessius Bassianus Alexianus, then Caesar Marcus Aurelius Alexander;
• Marcus Aurelius Valerius Claudius Augustus (Claudius Gothicus, reigning September 268 AD – January 270 AD), general at the battle of Naissus, previously known as Marcus Aurelius Valerius Claudius;
• Marcus Aurelius Claudius Quintillus Augustus (Quintillus, reigning January 270 AD – 270 AD), brother of Claudius Gothicus, formerly known as Marcus Aurelius Claudius Quintillus;
• Marcus Aurelius Probus Augustus (Probus, reigning September 276 AD – October 282 AD), proclaimed emperor in opposition to Florian, formerly known as Marcus Aurelius Probus;
• Caesar Marcus Aurelius Carus Augustus (Carus, reigning September 282 AD – early August 283 AD), prefect to Probus, formerly known as Marcus Numerius Carus ;
• Caesar Marcus Aurelius Numerius Numerianus Augustus (Numerian, reigning early August 283 AD – 284 AD), son of Carus, previously known as Marcus Aurelius Numerius Numerianus, then Caesar Marcus Aurelius Numerius Numerianus ;
• Caesar Marcus Aurelius Carinus Augustus (Carinus, reigning early August 283 AD – 285 AD), son of Carus, formerly known as Marcus Aurelius Carinus, then Caesar Marcus Aurelius Carinus;
• Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus Herculius Augustus (Maximian, reigning April 1, 286 AD – May 1, 305 AD), adopted son of Diocletian;
• Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius Augustus (Maxentius, reigning 28 October 306 AD – October 28, 312 AD), son of Maximian.

Other Romans

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 Julianus, Roman usurper against emperor Carinus or Maximian;
• Marcus Aurelius Olympius Nemesianus, esteemed poet during the reign 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
• Marcus Aurelius, American actor and film director known for Dragon Fighter and Pythons 2

See also

• Aurelius (disambiguation)
• Aurelia (gens)