Lucius Ceionius Commodus(AD 130 – AD 169) Lucius Ceionius Commodus was born 15 December AD 130, son to the man of the same name whom Hadrian adopted as his successor. When his father died Hadrian adopted instead Antoninus Pius with the requirement that he in turn should adopt Marcus Aurelius (Hadrian’s newphew) and the boy …
Lucius Aurelius Commodus(AD 161 – AD 192) Lucius Aurelius Commodus was born on 31 August AD 161 at Lanuvium, roughly 14 miles south-east of Rome. Of the fourteen children of Marcus Aurelius and Faustina the Younger, Commodus was the tenth. He was born one of twins, though his twin brother died when he was only …
‘Marcus Aurelius’Marcus Annius Verus(AD 121 – AD 180) Marcus Annius Verus was born at Rome on 26 April AD 121. His paternal great-grandfather, Annius Verus from Uccubi (near Corduba) in Baetica, had brought the family, wealthy through the production of olive oil, to prominence by gaining the rank of senator and praetor. After this, his …
The ‘Five Good Emperors’ Nerva Marcus Cocceius Nerva Born on 8 November AD 30 at Narnia. Consul AD 71, 90, 97, 98. Became emperor in 18 September AD 96. Wives unknown. Adopted by Trajan as successor October AD 97. Died in Rome, 28 January AD 98. With the murder of Domitian there was no member …