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Lucius Verus

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Lucius Verus

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Also known as Lucius Ceionius Commodus Verus Armeniacus, Lucius Aurelius Verus

joint Roman Emperor with Marcus Aurelius (161–169)

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Lucius Verus was a Roman Emperor who ruled alongside Marcus Aurelius from 161 to 169 CE, making him one of the rare examples of two emperors sharing power at the same time. He is historically significant because this period of joint rule represented an unusual arrangement in Roman imperial governance and coincided with major military campaigns, particularly against the Parthian Empire in the east.

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DynastyNerva–Antonine Father Lucius Aelius Caesar (natural) Antoninus Pius (adoptive, from February 138)

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