Lucius Verus

Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus. These are the titles in which he would be known as. Marcus adoptive brother Lucius Verus is an intriguing fact that was left out of the film. He was the husband to daughter Lucilla and was made co-emperor with Marcus. They were two consuls who ruled during the time of the Republic of Rome each with equal power to prevent dictatorship. In the film Lucius portrayed a young…

Emperors of the Roman World In 27 BC, the Roman Senate granted Octavian the title “Augustus”, meaning “the illustrious one” and was referred to as “Imperator” by Roman soldiers. To be called such by the people was significant because history tells us of great men, but never of Rome’s kings. That is simply because Rome never had a king, instead they were ruled by Emperors. Since the first emperor, Rome has experienced being ruled by a variety of emperors; the good, the bad, and the evilest of…

The column was arranged by his sons Marcus Aurelius, who took his place as emperor, and Lucius Verus, who became the co-emperor to Marcus and probably built by a bunch of workers. This could be a reason why Antoninus is depicted as an angel on the column.…

known as Antonius Pius and was born in Rome 86. Hadrian later made Antonius adopt 2 young men who were intended to succeed in the years ahead. The one young men was a 7 year-old who was Commodus son name Lucius Aeluis Aureluis Commodus and the other a 17 year-old boy named Marcus Aeluis Aureluis Verus. Antonius later died in 161, which made the young men become co-emperors. On July 10, 138, Hadrian passed away and was cremated, his ashes were then put in his own mausoleum with custom honors.…

Gladiator- First Quarter Extra Credit The Ridley Scott movie, “Gladiator”, starring Russell Crowe as Maximus, is the story of a Roman general who was asked to become the new emperor of Rome by the dying Marcus Aurelius. This angered and power-hungry the son of Marcus, Commodus, then killed his father before Maximus could make his decision. Commodus became the new emperor of Rome and ordered for Maximus to be killed. Maximus escaped from the officers who were going to execute him, and stole their…

When we think of the ancient classical civilization of the Romans, what comes to mind? Perhaps it’s the amazing architectural feats, or rather the advanced forms of government that we still use to this very day? I submit that neither is as spectacular as the ancient underground catacombs that hold the mass graves of around 2000 skeletons. After watching the NOVA program (titled Roman Catacomb Mystery) on this specific catacomb, I found several interesting aspects of the graves that include, the…