Aurelius, Marcus Roman Emperor and Philosopher. He was born in 121 AD, and, along with Lucius Verus, he was adopted as a son of heir the Emperor Antoninus Pius in 138 AD. As a young man he studied philosophy, particularly the stoic Epicetus, and was made consul for the first time in 140 AD. On Pius's death in 161 AD he and Verus were made joint Emperors, with Verus commanding the legions in the east and Aurelius ruling from Rome. He passed laws to improve the situation of slaves, widows and children and...[Read More] (Bio by: js) Mausoleum of Hadrian, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
Caracalla Roman Emperor. He was born in 188 AD and was the eldest son of the Emperor Septimius Severus. He was named as Severus's heir and made joint Emperor with his father and younger brother, Geta. The two brothers were intense rivals, and their father took them to Britain in the hope that their increased responsibilities there would force them to cooperate. He was made commander of the army while Geta held civilian authority. After Severus's death in 211 AD the brothers became joint Emperors, but...[Read More] (Bio by: js) Mausoleum of Hadrian, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
Commodus Roman Emperor. He was born in 161 AD, and made joint ruler with his father, the Emperor Marcus Aurelius, at age 16. He was fighting alongside his father on the Danube frontier when the Emperor died, but immediately returned to Rome after securing a favourable peace treaty. He allowed a series of powerful officials to run the Empire on his behalf, and this perceived weakness led to a series of attempts on his life. In 182 AD his sister Lucilla organised an assassination attempt, for which she...[Read More] (Bio by: js) Mausoleum of Hadrian, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
Geta Roman Emperor. He was born in 189 AD, and was the younger son of the Emperor Septimius Severus. He had an intense rivalry with his brother Caracalla, and the two young men were taken on campaign to Britain by their father in an attempt to make them cooperate. Caracalla was given command of the army there while Geta held civil authority. Both brothers were then made co-rulers with their father, and became joint Emperors on his death in 211 AD. The two men disagreed on appointments and policy...[Read More] (Bio by: js) Mausoleum of Hadrian, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
Hadrian, Emperor Roman Emperor. Reigned as Emporer of Rome from 117 to 138. Born in AD 76, he died at his villa in Baiae in 138. Hadrian's Wall in Britain is named for him. (Bio by: Mongoose) Mausoleum of Hadrian, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy GPS coordinates: 41.9030609, 12.4663601 (hddd.dddd)
Pius, Antoninus b. September 19, 86 d. March 7, 161 Roman Emperor. He was born in 86 AD and raised by his maternal grandfather after his father's early death. He rose to the office of proconsul under the Emperor Hadrian, who adopted him as his son and heir in 138 AD. On succeeding as Emperor he had Hadrian deified and repealed the death sentences passed by him in his final days. Unusually, he was not a military man, and never commanded an army. Instead, he dealt with unrest in Britain by ordering the construction of the Antonine Wall, further...[Read More] (Bio by: js) Mausoleum of Hadrian, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
Severus, Septimius Roman Emperor. He was born in 145 AD into a distinguished Libyan family, and a cousin arranged for his early entry into the senate. He later commanded a legion in Syria, before serving as the governor of territories in France, Sicily and Austria. He was proclaimed Emperor 12 days after the assassination of the Emperor Pertinax in 193 AD, and marched against Rome, where Didius Julianus had been named Emperor by the Praetorian Guard. He met with little resistance and Julianus was soon executed...[Read More] (Bio by: js) Mausoleum of Hadrian, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
Verus, Lucius Roman Emperor. He was born in 130 AD and at age 7 was adopted along with Marcus Aurelius as a son and heir of the Emperor Hadrian. His first post was as quaestor in 153, and he was later made consul in 154 AD and 161 AD. After the death of Antoninus Pius in 161 AD Marcus Aurelius became Emperor, but he named Verus as his co-ruler, giving him command of the armies. From 162 until 166 he fought a campaign against the Parthian Empire, during which he captured western Mesopotamia and added it to...[Read More] (Bio by: js) Mausoleum of Hadrian, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
