aurelius

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Aurelius
    n 1: 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) [syn:
         {Antoninus}, {Aurelius}, {Marcus Aurelius}, {Marcus
         Aurelius Antoninus}, {Marcus Annius Verus}]

from Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date

AURELIUS

Marcus, one of the few Romans who is not remembered
for crossing a river, for being murdered, for murdering
somebody, for making speeches, or building triumphant arches or
ruins.