Birth of Emperor Marcus Aurelius

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Equestrian Statue of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, Capitoline Museums

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It is the most famous equestrian statue in the world and the man astride the horse  was born in Rome on April 26th 121 CE. 

Marcus Aurelius, the fifth of the so-called 'Five Good Emperors', reigned as co-emperor with Lucius Verus from March 7th, 161 until the latter's death in early 169, and alone until his own death on March 17th, 180, aged fifty-eight.  
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• See: The Equestrian Statues of Rome.

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