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A statue of Marcus Aurelius, the emperor and revered Stoic philosopher, was repatriated to Turkey after being illegally ...
The Emperor as Philosopher,” a Roman-era statue, thought to represent Marcus Aurelius, stands in a gallery at the Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland, Ohio, June 25, 2010.
The bronze head of a Roman emperor that was believed to have been looted from Turkey is being returned by a Danish ... requesting the return of the 2,000-year-old head to complete the statue.
Official records describe His Imperial Majesty, the Emperor Yoshihito, as the lineal descendant of the first and prehistoric Emperor Jimmu of Japan (circa 660-585 B. C.). Though the Emperor Jimmu ...
The headless statue is believed to depict Marcus Aurelius. The investigation into its origins comes over a decade after Turkey claimed that 21 objects at the museum were linked to an illicit trade.