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Marcus Annius Verus Caesar (162 or 163 – 10 September 169) was a son of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius and Empress Faustina the Younger. Annius was made caesar on 12 October 166 AD, alongside his brother Commodus, designating them co-heirs of the Roman Empire.
Marcus Annius Verus ( c. 50 – 138 AD) was the paternal grandfather and adoptive father of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, and father-in-law of emperor Antoninus Pius . Biography. Verus was the son of an elder Marcus Annius Verus, who gained the rank of senator and praetor.
Marcus Aurelius was the son of the praetor Marcus Annius Verus and his wife, Domitia Calvilla. He was related through marriage to the emperors Trajan and Hadrian. Marcus's father died when he was three, and he was raised by his mother and paternal grandfather.
Marcus Aurelius , in full Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus orig. Marcus Annius Verus, (born April 26, ad 121, Rome—died March 17, 180, Vindobona [Vienna] or Sirmium, Pannonia), Roman emperor (161–180). He was born into a wealthy and prominent family.
Aug 18, 2022 · Marcus had a favourite son who bore his own original name Marcus Annius Verus. This child was appointed Caesar, along with his older brother Commodus, presumably with the intention that they...
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Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor (26 Apr 121 - 17 Mar 180) Alias for Didius Julianus. Roman Emperor from AD 161 to 180, Stoic philosopher and author of his Meditations. After his father's death, Aurelius was adopted by his paternal grandfather Marcus Annius Verus (II).
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Nov 7, 2023 · Marcus was born in 121 CE as Marcus Annius Verus, into a prominent senatorial family with intimate imperial ties. He began from an early age to evince signs of virtue, so that the emperor...
