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Marcus Aurelius
Rome, Italy  |  +39 06 000 0161  |  marcus.aurelius@roman-empire.gov
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Skills
Languages: Latin (native), Greek (fluent), Rhetoric, Koine Greek
Leadership: Senate management, provincial governance, military command, succession planning, crisis diplomacy
Philosophy: Stoicism, Socratic method, ethics, logic, virtue theory, applied mindfulness, resilience frameworks
Military: Legion tactics, siege warfare, border defense, alliance negotiation, field medicine coordination
Others: Long-form journaling, public speaking, legal arbitration, infrastructure policy, aqueduct oversight
Experience
Emperor of Rome | Roman Empire (Rome, Italy)
161 AD – 180 AD
  • Administered governance of 5 million km² across 3 continents, overseeing taxation, legal reform, and provincial infrastructure, achieving sustained economic stability despite the Antonine Plague.
  • Commanded multi-year military campaigns on the Danube frontier (Marcomannic Wars), personally leading legions and negotiating lasting peace treaties with Germanic tribes.
  • Authored Meditations, a 12-volume internal leadership journal on Stoic philosophy, widely used as an executive coaching framework to this day.
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Co-Emperor & Chief of Staff | Roman Empire (Rome, Italy)
161 AD – 169 AD
  • Co-led the empire alongside Lucius Verus, establishing a dual-leadership model that improved executive bandwidth and regional crisis response time.
  • Oversaw the Parthian War campaign logistics, coordinating supply chains and troop deployments across 2,000 km, resulting in the annexation of Mesopotamia.
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Quaestor & Policy Advisor | Office of Emperor Antoninus Pius (Rome)
139 AD – 161 AD
  • Served as designated successor and senior advisor, managing senatorial relations and drafting imperial edicts under direct mentorship of Emperor Antoninus Pius.
  • Studied rhetoric under Fronto and philosophy under Epictetus' disciple Rusticus, building a cross-functional skill set in public administration and applied ethics.
  • Developed legal frameworks for the humane treatment of slaves and expanded rights for citizens in the provinces, improving imperial approval ratings.
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Education
Tutored under Marcus Cornelius Fronto 145 AD M.A. Rhetoric & Oratory
School of Junius Rusticus (Stoic tradition) 140 AD B.A. Philosophy (Stoicism)
Imperial Court, Rome 132 AD B.A. Law & Governance