Lucius Verus

Lucius Verus (Latin: IMPERATOR•CAESAR•LVCIVS•AVRELIVS•VERVS•AVGVSTVS•ARMENIACVS•ARMENIACVS•PARTHICVS•MAXIMVS•MEDICVS) (December 15th 130 - January 169) is Roman Emperor of 161 with 169 jointly with Marc-Aurèle although this one has the reality of the capacity. Born with Rome the December 15th 130 he is the son of Aelius Verus that Hadrian had adopted in 136 and who had died before his mentor. His/her father, Aelius, were of fragile health and were known to carry out a frivolous life. It is adopted by Antonin the Piles at the same time as Marc-Aurèle, of which he becomes later the son-in-law. Not deprived of qualities, he undertakes in 162 a campaign against the Parthes and seizes Ctésiphon in 163. But more interested by a life of lust and vice, it leaves the reality of military operations to its legates Statius Priscus and especially Avidius Cassius which seizes Séleucie of the Tiger and destroyed the city.

Lucius Verus while returning in Aquilée dies of apoplexy in January 169 with Altinum (today Quarto of Altino) in Venezia, prematurely used by its excesses.

Names and titles

Successive names

130, is born LVCIVS•CEIONVS•COMMODVS
138, adopted by Antonin the Piles: LVCIVS•ÆLIVS•AVRELIVS•COMMODVS
161, accession with the Empire: IMPERATOR•CAESAR•LVCIVS•AVRELIVS•VERVS•AVGVSTVS
164, takes the title of Armeniacus : IMPERATOR•CAESAR•LVCIVS•AVRELIVS•VERVS•AVGVSTVS•ARMENIACVS
165, takes the title of Parthicus maximus : IMPERATOR•CAESAR•LVCIVS•AVRELIVS•VERVS•AVGVSTVS•ARMENIACVS•PARTHICVS•MAXIMVS
166, takes the title of Medicus : IMPERATOR•CAESAR•LVCIVS•AVRELIVS•VERVS•AVGVSTVS•ARMENIACVS•PARTHICVS•MAXIMVS•MEDICVS

Titles and magistratures

Consul in 154, 161, 167
Lord's Prayer patriae in 166

Acclaimed Imperator in 161, 163, 165, 166, 167

Holds the power tribunician of the March 7th 161 with the December 9th 161, renewed annually the December 10th until in 169

Titulature with its death

With its death in 169 its titulature was:

IMPERATOR•CAESAR•LVCIVS•AVRELIVS•VERVS•AVGVSTVS•ARMENIACVS•PARTHICVS•MAXIMVS•MEDICVS, TRIBVNICIAE•POTESTATIS•IX, IMPERATOR•V, CONSVL•III, LORD'S PRAYER•PATRIAE

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