III. From my mother, piety and beneficence, and abstinence, not only from evil deeds, but even from evil thoughts; and further, simplicity in my way of living, far removed from the habits of the rich.
His mother
Domitia Lucilla, heiress to a brickworks outside Rome whose makers’ stamps are still turned up today. Her house stood on the Caelian Hill. Marcus was with her when she died.
Where they were from
Where they were fromHer house stood on the Caelian Hill in Rome.
When, in his life
writing this
about 121–155
born 121
adopted 138
emperor 161
died 180
She outlived his accession to Caesar; the year of her death is argued over.
Where it comes from
Domitia Lucilla was extremely rich; she owned brickworks outside Rome whose stamps survive. "Far removed from the habits of the rich" is therefore a claim about how she lived, not about what she had.