HIST 2850 Chapter 11-14: Ancient Rome - Week 12
12 Apr 2016
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Chapter 11: italy and the provinces civil and military affairs (138-325) page #237-260: Marcus aurelius (161-180) and lucius verus (161-169): power passed smoothly to marcus autelius and lucius verus, as hadrian had arranged in. 138 by having antoninus adopt both: ties among their families had been strengthened further since then the marriage of marcus. 161-169 as joint augusti with equal powers only marcus aurelius" position as pontifex maximus marked him as the senior emperor: for much of their time, they divided their energies and attention, verus commanding in the. East against the parthians from 162-166, and marcus aurelius ruling in rome, or, after 167, often on the north frontiers: verius" parthian war was prompted by the parthians" seizure of armenia and invasion of. Syria in 161 in 162, he went to antioch to organize the roman counteroffensive. In 156-166, gaius avidius cassius, then governor of syria, won conspicuous victories in.
