FAMOUS MEN OF ROME: TWENTY-TWO

Hadrian

emperor after Trajan; Trajan's cousin

Castle of St. Angelo

Hadrian's Mole (mausoleum; tomb)

Antoninus Pius

emperor after Hadrian; kind to Christians

Marcus Aurelius

virtuous pagan; great, stoic emperor

Verus

adopted son of Antoninus; shared throne with Aurelius

Stoics

acted according to reason and virtue

Quadi

tribe fought by Aurelius in Parthian war

Thundering Legion

Christian soldiers fighting with Aurelius

"To waste time is one of the greatest of crimes."

quote from Marcus Aurelius