Statue of Marcus Aurelius at The State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus became the Emperor of Rome in 161 A.D. He was a man who truly wanted peace within the Roman Empire, but in order to accomplish this he had to spend most of his entire reign protecting the borders if the Empire. He was forced to wage war with the Parthians from 161 A.D. until 165 A.D., and his campaign was very successful. The downside was that his soldiers brought back with them a killer plague which swept through the entire Empire and killed thousands of Romans. Marcus Aurelius was very hostile to Christianity and persecuted the Christians heavily, considering them a threat to the established order of the empire. This object is part of Scan The World. Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email stw@myminifactory.com to find out how you can help.Scanned : Photogrammetry (Processed using Agisoft PhotoScan)