Kamis, 20 Juli 2017

Rome’s Parthian War, A.D. 161-166

Old enemies battled in the ancient Middle East. Roman emperor Antoninus Pius (reigned A.D. 138-161) made sure his heirs stayed in Rome under his watchful eye. Thus both of his adoptive sons, Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, achieved middle age without traveling the provinces and without gaining military experience. Marcus Aurelius pursued the consolations of …

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