Marcus Aurelius
Last of the ‘Five Good Emperors’, who spent his later years fighting on the Danube and wrote the Stoic Meditations; he died at or near Vindobona (Vienna).
| Lived | AD 121 – AD 180 |
| Known as | Roman emperor and philosopher |
| Birthplace or main place | Rome |
| Places on the map | Rome, Vienna |
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Who ruled these places in his lifetime
| Place | At birth (map of AD 100) | At death (map of AD 100) |
|---|---|---|
| Rome | Roman Empire | same |
| Vienna | Bohemia (Marcomanni) | same |
From the border maps nearest to each date; borders are approximate.
Further reading
Contemporaries
| Lived | Person | |
|---|---|---|
| c. AD 100 – AD 170 | Ptolemy | Astronomer and geographer |
| AD 155 – AD 220 | Cao Cao | Warlord and poet |
| AD 161 – AD 223 | Liu Bei | Founder of Shu Han |
Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.