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Accession of Marcus Aurelius as Emperor

Marcus Aurelius accepts the imperial purple from the Senate, formally ascending as Roman Emperor, while political factions assess his leadership and the unprecedented decision to co-rule with Lucius V

Year 161
Date 3/7
Location Senate House (Curia Julia), Roman Forum, Rome
Layer 2
Visibility HIDDEN
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Key Figures

Marcus Aurelius Senator Aelius Senator Cassius Lictor Senator's Slave
Time Travel

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Death of Antoninus Pius
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Accession of Lucius Verus
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Accession of Emperor Marcus Aurelius
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Death of Antoninus Pius
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Death of Antoninus Pius
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Accession of Marcus Aurelius as Roman Emperor
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Accession of Lucius Verus
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Accession of Marcus Aurelius as Emperor
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Accession of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus
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Death of Emperor Antoninus Pius
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Accession of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus as co-emperors
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Death of Antoninus Pius
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Accession of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus
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Death of Antoninus Pius
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Death of Antoninus Pius
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Joint Accession of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus as Co-Emperors
Joint Accession of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus as Co-Emperors
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Accession of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus
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Death of Antoninus Pius
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Death of Antoninus Pius
161 · contemporaneous
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Death of Antoninus Pius
161 · contemporaneous
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Accession of Marcus Aurelius
161 · contemporaneous
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Accession of Marcus Aurelius
161 · contemporaneous
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Accession of Lucius Verus
161 · contemporaneous
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Accession of Emperor Marcus Aurelius
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Death of Antoninus Pius
161 · contemporaneous
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Death of Antoninus Pius
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Accession of Marcus Aurelius as Roman Emperor
161 · contemporaneous
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Accession of Lucius Verus
161 · contemporaneous
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Accession of Marcus Aurelius as Emperor
161 · contemporaneous
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Accession of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus
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