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TIL Emperor Marcus Aurelius, the man who ruled the Roman Empire at its apex and considered the best Roman Emperor ever lived for this reason, didn't want to rule, he had a "fear" of imperial power and was reluctant when the senate offered him the position of Emperor.

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