This equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius is one of only two surviving ... Towards the end of 161, the Tiber broke its banks and flooded much of Rome, bringing about a famine.

A headless bronze statue, believed to depict Roman emperor ... and could not speak further on the matter. Emperor Marcus Aurelius led Rome during a time of famine, a major flood and plague.

The second-century A.D. world of Emperor Marcus Aurelius was in shambles. A great plague ravaged western Europe, as he embarked on a long and bloody war against the Germanic tribes along the ...

Some argue that the statue depicts an unnamed philosopher, rather than Marcus Aurelius. Cleveland Museum of Art A headless bronze statue that may depict the Roman emperor and philosopher Marcus ...

The bronze statue of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, smuggled out of Turkey in the 1960s, is set to return to the country. The statue, considered one of the rare bronze works of the ancient age ...

A bronze statue of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, smuggled out of Türkiye in the 1960s through illegal excavations, has been officially returned to Türkiye, a Turkish official announced.

The museum dropped a legal effort to block the seizure of the statue by investigators who said the bronze, thought by some to be of Marcus Aurelius ... was once part of Rome’s extended empire.