Some argue that the statue depicts an unnamed philosopher, rather than Marcus Aurelius. Cleveland Museum of Art A headless bronze statue that may depict the Roman emperor and philosopher Marcus ...

This equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius is one of only two surviving bronze statues of a pre-Christian Roman emperor. Source: Pixabay/StevoLeBlanc Stoic philosophy has exerted an important ...

The Manhattan district attorney's office has seized this bronze from the Cleveland Museum of Art, formerly identified as a statue of Marcus Aurelius. Photo courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Museum of Art has sued New York City authorities over their seizure of a headless bronze statue believed to depict the Roman emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius.

The lawsuit seeks to prevent the Manhattan district attorney’s office from taking the headless statue ... (Probably Marcus Aurelius), Roman, late 2nd Century A.D., bronze.” ...

By Tom Mashberg With its flowing robes and stoic posture, the larger-than-life bronze statue believed to represent the great Roman statesman Marcus Aurelius had, since 1986, held pride of place in ...

NEW YORK — A headless bronze statue believed to depict the Roman emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius was ordered seized from the Cleveland Museum of Art by New York authorities investigating ...

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 ...

The museum disputed that the larger-than-life statue, which investigators ... of a Draped Emperor (Probably Marcus Aurelius), Roman, late 2nd Century A.D., bronze.” ...