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Definition of Aurelius
1. Noun. Emperor of Rome; nephew and son-in-law and adoptive son of Antonius Pius; Stoic philosopher; the decline of the Roman Empire began under Marcus Aurelius (121-180).
Generic synonyms: Emperor Of Rome, Roman Emperor
Definition of Aurelius
1. Proper noun. (given name male from=Latin); of mostly historical use in the Anglo-Saxon world. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aurelius
Literary usage of Aurelius
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dictionary of Biographical Reference: Containing Over One Hundred by Lawrence Barnett Phillips (1889)
"1808 DFX Cotta, C. aurelius, Roman general; consul. Bc 200 ИА..Х. Cotta, Caius
aurelius, Roman orator and consul (Bc 75) ; 124-70 UK v Cotta, ..."
2. Roger of Wendover's Flowers of History: Comprising the History of England by Roger, Matthew Paris (1849)
"aurelius followed hard after him, and all he overtook in his way he beheaded.
Having, therefore, gained the victory, aurelius did not cease to praise God ..."
3. The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise by Henry Smith Williams (1904)
"But aurelius and Alfred were not warriors only. They were men of letters by
natural predilection and early habit ; they were legislators, administrators, ..."
4. The History of Ancient Art by Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1872)
"Three busts of Lucius Verus, and as many of Marcus aurelius of ... The equestrian
statue of Marcus aurelius is so well known that little need be said in ..."
5. A General History of Rome from the Foundation of the City to the Fall of by Charles Merivale (1886)
"Accession of M. aurelius.—He associates with him the younger Verus, a youth of
little capacity. ... His style at full length had been Titus aurelius Fulvius ..."
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