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Marcus Aurelius and the Stoic's Rain Miracle: Divine Intervention or Roman Propaganda
In the thick of the Marcomannic Wars, a desperate Roman legion surrounded by Quadi warriors was saved by a sudden storm — or was it a miracle? Episode 107 of Fexingo History's Marcus Aurelius series unpacks the Rain Miracle of 172 CE, the famous scene carved on the Column of Marcus Aurelius. We explore the competing versions of the story: Cassius Dio's account of the Egyptian magician Harnouphis invoking Mercury, the Christian apologists' claim of divine intervention from their God, and the emperor's own silence in his Meditations. Who really saved the Twelfth Legion…
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