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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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Vinony's link graph records 964 inbound references to Lucius Verus, and connects out to Palermo Stone, Nerva–Antonine dynasty and Fourteenth Dynasty of Egypt.

It is catalogued under topics including 130 births, 169 deaths and 2nd-century Roman consuls.

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Ancient Rome
Place of birth
Rome
Place of death
Altinum
Spouse
Lucilla
Mother
Avidia
Occupation
politician
Position held
Roman consul
Languages spoken
Latin
Hair colour
blond hair
Image
Lucius Verus - MET - L.2007.26.jpg
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manner of death
natural causes
Commons category
Lucius Verus
date of birth
0130-12-15
date of death
0169-01-23
described by source
Pauly–Wissowa
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Lucius Verus
topic's main category
Category:Lucius Verus
place of burial
Castel Sant'Angelo
name in native language
Lucius Verus
cause of death
Antonine Plague
unmarried partner
Faustina the Younger
writing language
Latin
maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Military history
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DynastyNerva–Antonine Father Lucius Aelius Caesar (natural) Antoninus Pius (adoptive, from February 138)

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