The author is an anonymous 16th-century writer from the early modern period who composed a work in Byzantine Greek. This individual created a pseudepigraphon, a text falsely attributed to the famous Roman Emperor and Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius, who ruled from 161 to 180 CE. No personal details about the forger are known, but scholars place them within post-Byzantine Greek Christian circles, likely in regions under Ottoman rule. The work was probably intended to use the emperor's respected reputation to add weight to Christian theological or moral arguments.

The sole known work is a collection of Letters attributed to Marcus Aurelius. This text survives and is considered a forgery from the 1500s.

According to modern scholars, this forgery is significant as a clear example of early modern pseudepigraphy. It shows how the symbolic power of classical figures remained strong centuries later. The text illustrates the appropriation of Marcus Aurelius's image as a "philosopher-king" for Christian didactic purposes. Academics suggest it is an important piece for understanding the long reception history of Marcus Aurelius and the tradition of attaching moral or religious teachings to the names of revered pagan authorities.