Lucius Verus: Timeline

130   Born

136   Hadrian uncovers a new conspiracy among certain senators. He adopts Lucius Ceionius Commodus Lucius Verus

Lucius Ceionius Commodus Verus Armeniacus, known simply as Lucius Verus, was Roman co-emperor [i] ... 

 as his heir.

161   Roman emperor Antoninus Pius Antoninus Pius

Titus Aurelius Fulvus Boionius Arrius Antoninus Pius was Roman emperor [i] from 138 [i] ... 

 dies and is succeeded by Marcus Aurelius Marcus Aurelius

Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus was Roman Emperor [i] from 161 [i] to his death. ... 

 who shares imperial power with Lucius Verus, although Marcus retains the title Pontifex Maximus Pontifex Maximus

The Pontifex Maximus was the high priest of the Ancient Roman [i] College of Pontiffs [i] ... 

.

162   Lucius Verus begins a war with the Parthia Parthia

Parthia was a civilization situated in the northeast of modern Iran, but at its height covering all of ... 

ns, due to the invasion of Syria Syria

Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in the Middle East [i]. ... 

 and Armenia Armenia

Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked [i] mountainous country in the South ... 

 by Vologases III of Parthia Parthia

Parthia was a civilization situated in the northeast of modern Iran, but at its height covering all of ... 

.

164   The governor of Syria Syria

Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in the Middle East [i]. ... 

, Avidius Cassius Avidius Cassius

Gaius Avidius Cassius was a Roman usurper [i] who briefly ruled Egypt [i] and Syria [i] ... 

, one of Lucius Verus' generals, crosses the Euphrates Euphrates

The Euphrates is the westernmost of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia [i] . ... 

 and invades Parthia Parthia

Parthia was a civilization situated in the northeast of modern Iran, but at its height covering all of ... 

n territory.

164   Marcus Aurelius Marcus Aurelius

Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus was Roman Emperor [i] from 161 [i] to his death. ... 

 gives his daughter Lucilla in marriage to his co-emperor Lucius Verus.

169   Marcus Aurelius Marcus Aurelius

Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus was Roman Emperor [i] from 161 [i] to his death. ... 

 becomes sole Roman Emperor upon the death of Lucius Verus of apoplexy.

169   Died