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Aurelius, Marcus (full name Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus) (121 - 80), Roman emperor 161-80: The adopted successor of Antoninus Pius, he was occupied for much of his reign with wars against Germanic tribes invading the empire from the north. He was by nature a philosophical contemplative.
Caracalla (born Septimius Bassanius; later called Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus Augustus) (188 - 217), Roman emperor 211-17: He spent much of his reign campaigning in Germany and in the East, where he hoped to repeat the conquests of Alexander the Great, but was assassinated in Mesopotamia.
Caracalla Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (188 - 217AD), Roman emperor (211-17): Rivalry between Caracalla and his brother and coemperor Geta (189-212) threatened to divide the Empire until Caracalla procured Geta's murder.
Commodus, Lucius Aelius Aurelius (161 - 193 AD), Roman emperor (180-92): The son of Marcus Aurelius, Commodus showed increasing signs of mental imbalance, believing he was the incarnation of the demigod Hercules. He became increasingly unpopular and was finally assassinated.
Marcus Aurelius, full name Marcus Aelius Aurelius Antoninus (121-180), Roman emperor (161-180) and Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius, whose original name was Marcus Annius Verus, was born in Rome on April 20, 121, the nephew by marriage of Antoninus Pius, later emperor. After the latter succeeded to power, he adopted his nephew and married him to his daughter (145). Marcus Aurelius became emperor in 161, and throughout his reign he was engaged in defensive wars on the northern and eastern frontiers of the empire. His legions succeeded in repelling the invasion of Syria by the Parthians in 166, but Rome was again forced into battle in 167 by the Germanic tribes on the Rhine-Danube frontier. Marcus Aurelius returned to Rome intermittently during the German campaign to make legal and administrative reforms. Although he was particularly concerned with public welfare and sold even his personal possessions to alleviate the effects of famine and plague within the empire, he ruthlessly persecuted the Christians, believing them a threat to the imperial system. In 176 he returned to the northern frontier, hoping to extend the boundaries of the empire northeastward to the Wisla (Vistula) river. He died of the plague in Vindobona (now Vienna) on March 17, 180, before he could begin the invasion. His plan was abandoned by his son and successor, Commodus.
.......... "Marcus Aurelius,"Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001 http://encarta.msn.com © 1997-2001 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus (180-192) was a startling change for the Romans after the series of good emperors. The historian Dio Cassius wrote that Commodus, dressed as a gladiator in the arena, once killed an ostrich and held up its head to the senators "to show that he had the same fate in store for us." Commodus liked to exhibit his strength and found the games more interesting than the business of empire. Commodus survived many attempts on his life, but eventually his wrestling partner strangled him. Soon after his death, the praetorian guard auctioned off the imperial throne to the highest bidder, and the outraged legions began the first civil war in more than a century.
.......... Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001 http://encarta.msn.com © 1997-2001 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved
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