Family and childhood Early life and career of Marcus Aurelius

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bust of marcus aurelius young boy (capitoline museum). anthony birley, marcus modern biographer, writes of bust: grave young man.


lucilla daughter of patrician p. calvisius tullus ruso , elder domitia lucilla. elder domitia lucilla had inherited great fortune (described @ length in 1 of pliny s letters) maternal grandfather , paternal grandfather adoption. younger lucilla acquire of mother s wealth, including large brickworks on outskirts of rome—a profitable enterprise in era when city experiencing construction boom.


lucilla , verus (iii) had 2 children: son, marcus, born on 26 april 121, , annia cornificia faustina, born in 122 or 123. verus (iii) died in 124, during praetorship, when marcus 3 years old. though can hardly have known him, marcus aurelius wrote in meditations had learned modesty , manliness memories of father , man s posthumous reputation. lucilla did not remarry.


lucilla, following prevailing aristocratic customs, did not spend time son. marcus in care of nurses . marcus credits mother teaching him religious piety, simplicity in diet , how avoid ways of rich . in letters, marcus makes frequent , affectionate reference her; grateful that, although fated die young, yet spent last years me .


after father s death, aurelius adopted paternal grandfather marcus annius verus (ii). man, l. catilius severus, participated in upbringing. severus described marcus maternal great-grandfather ; stepfather of elder lucilla. marcus raised in parents home on caelian hill, district affectionately refer caelian . upscale region, few public buildings many aristocratic villas. famous of these villas lateran palace, seized under nero (r. 54–68) , thenceforth imperial property. marcus grandfather owned own palace beside lateran, marcus spend of childhood.


marcus grandfather teaching him character , avoidance of bad temper . less fond of mistress grandfather took , lived after death of rupilia faustina, wife. anthony birley, marcus modern biographer, detects hint of sexual tension in marcus writings on mistress. marcus grateful did not have live longer did. marcus gods did not lose virginity before due time, , held out bit longer. proud did not indulge himself benedicta or theodotus (household slaves, presumably).





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