A headless ancient bronze statue, believed to depict either the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius or an unnamed philosopher, is set to return to Turkey after decades in a U.S. museum. The Cleveland Museum ...

The ancient Greek Stoic philosopher Epictetus was born into slavery but his study of Stoicism made him a free man who became very influential.

Marcus Aurelius is remembered as a wise philosopher-emperor, largely thanks to the survival of his Meditations. For visitors to Rome today, a colossal bronze equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius ...