Maráz Borbála: Marcus Aurelius bronz császárportré a római kori Lugioból. (Pécs, 1997.)

„/ had an example of a kindly disposition and sweetness of temper from my grandfather Verus. From what I heard of my father and my memory of him, modesty and manliness. From my mother, the fear of God, and generosity; and abstention not only from doing ill but even from the very thought of doing it; and furthermore to live the simple life, far removed from the habits of the rich. From my grandfather's father, to dispense with attendance at public schools, and to enjoy good teachers at home; ... From my tutor, not to side with the green Jacket or the Blue at the races, or to back the Light-Shield Champion or the Heavy-Shield in the lists; not to shirk toil, and to have few wants and to do my own work, ... ; and to turn a deaf ear to slander. From Diognetus, not to be taken up with trifles; ... and to become familiar with philosophy ...; and to set my heart on a pallet-bed and a pelt and whatever else tallied with the Greek regimen. ... From Apollonius, self-reliance and an unequivocal determination not to leave anything to chance; and to look to nothing else even for a moment save Reason alone; ... From my brother Severus, love of family, love of truth, love of justice ...; and the conception of a state with one law for all, based upon individual equality and freedom of speech, and of a sovranty which prizes above all things the liberty of the subject; ... From the Gods ... that I was subordinated to a ruler and a father capable of ridding me of all conceit, and of bringing me to recognize that it is possible to live in a Court and yet do without ... pomp; ... and yet not on this account to be more paltry or more remiss in dealing with what the interests of the state require to be done in imperial fashion. " - these are the words of the Roman Emperor, known as Marcus Aurelius, one of the most respected rulers of the greatest empire of the antiquity. He noted these thoughts about his origin, education and on his principles as an emperor in the last decade of his life.