Lucius Verus was Roman emperor from 161 to 169 CE. Lucius Verus was Marcus Aurelius' adopted brother and co-emperor, a man whose time on the throne is overshadowed by the reign of the last of the Five Good Emperors. In the final years of the Pax Romana, a period of almost two centuries of relative peace and stability following the rule of Augustus, a young Stoic philosopher, Marcus Aurelius, came to the throne in 161 CE, and for the first time in the empire's short history he chose to have someone rule at his side; his adopted brother Lucius Verus.
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130 CEBirth of Lucius Verus, son of Lucius Aelius Caesar.
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136 CEAdoption of L. Aelius Caesar by Hadrian.
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1 Jan 138 CEDeath of L. Aelius Caesar.
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10 Jul 138 CE - 9 Mar 161 CEReign of Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius.
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9 Mar 161 CEDeath of Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius.
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9 Mar 161 CE - Mar 169 CEMarcus Aurelius rules with Lucius Verus.
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165 CE - 167 CEPlague epidemic in the Roman empire.
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Oct 166 CELucius Verus and Marcus Aurelius celebrate a shared triumph, both are hailed as Pater Patriae.
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169 CEDeath of Lucius Verus.
