Lucius VerusRoman emperor in full Lucius Aurelius Verus , also called (ad 136–161) Lucius Ceionius Aelius Aurelius Commodus Antoninus , original name Lucius Ceionius Commodus
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conflict with Parthian Iran
( in Iran, ancient: The end of the Parthian empire (162–226) )
...had been Roman since the time of Pompey, the Syrian population, which included Jews driven from Palestine by the Romans, received the Parthians as liberators. The situation became so serious that Lucius Verus, co-emperor with Marcus Aurelius, was dispatched to the east with strong reinforcements taken from the fronts on the Danube and the Rhine. The Romans retook Armenia (163) and succeeded...
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rule with Marcus Aurelius
( in Marcus Aurelius: Roman emperor )
...Augustus). At his own insistence, however, his adoptive brother was made co-emperor with him (and bore henceforth the name Imperator Caesar Lucius Aurelius Verus Augustus). There is no evidence that Lucius Verus had much of a following, so that a ruthless rival could have easily disposed of him, though to leave him in being as anything less than emperor might have created a focus for...
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