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The statue equestrian of Marcus Aurelius was not melted down because in the Middle Ages it was thought that it was a statue of Constantine the Great and therefore was not seen a the representation of a pagan emperor.
The Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius is the only surviving equestrian statue of a pre-Christian Roman Emperor. These statues were meted down in the latter days of the Romans to make coins or new statues or in the Middle Ages because the Christians saw them as pagan idols. This statue has survived because it was mistakenly thought that it was the statue of Constantine the Great, who was considered to have been the first Christian Roman emperor.
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Trajan, Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius are considered the most outstanding among the five good emperors. Aurelian, Diocletian, Constantine I (or the Great) Theodosius I (or the Great) and Justinian I (or the Great) are considered the most outstanding emperors after the five good emperors.
Marcus Aurelius was not the last emperor to rule a united empire. He was one of the good emperors but Theodosius the Great was in fact the last emperor to rule a united Roman Empire.
The statue equestrian of Marcus Aurelius was not melted down because in the Middle Ages it was thought that it was a statue of Constantine the Great and therefore was not seen a the representation of a pagan emperor.
Marcus Aurelius was the 16th Emperor of the Roman Empire as well as a Stoic philosopher. Born in 180 AD, he ruled the empire from 161 until his death.
Constantine the great's full name in Latin was Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus Augustus.
The Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius is the only surviving equestrian statue of a pre-Christian Roman Emperor. These statues were meted down in the latter days of the Romans to make coins or new statues or in the Middle Ages because the Christians saw them as pagan idols. This statue has survived because it was mistakenly thought that it was the statue of Constantine the Great, who was considered to have been the first Christian Roman emperor.
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The Pax Romana ended after the death of the last great Roman emperor, Marcus Aurelius. He was succeeded by poor leaders which resulted in the end of the era of peace and instigated the fall of the empire.
Trajan, Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius are considered the most outstanding among the five good emperors. Aurelian, Diocletian, Constantine I (or the Great) Theodosius I (or the Great) and Justinian I (or the Great) are considered the most outstanding emperors after the five good emperors.
If you are referring to Constantine I (or the Great), his full name was Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus Augustus. Augustus was the title of the emperors.
Yes, many Roman rulers were famous, such as Julius Caesar, Augustus, Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Trajan, Hadrian, Marcus Aurelius, Septimius Severus, Caracalla, Aurelian, Diocletian, Constantine the Great, Theodosius I and Justinian I.
Marcus Aurelius was not the last emperor to rule a united empire. He was one of the good emperors but Theodosius the Great was in fact the last emperor to rule a united Roman Empire.
Constantine is important to ancient Rome because he was the first emperor of Christianity.
They are Nero, Domitian, Trajan, Hadrian, Marcus Aurelius, Septimus Severus, Maximus the Thracian, Decius, Valerian, and Diocletian.