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Accession of Lucius Verus as Co-Emperor

The formal proclamation of Lucius Verus as co-emperor alongside Marcus Aurelius in the Roman Senate, marking a rare moment of shared imperial power in Roman history.

Year 161
Date 3/7
Location Roman Senate, Rome, Italy
Layer 2
Visibility PUBLIC
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Key Figures

Marcus Aurelius Lucius Verus Senator Quintus Praetorian Guard Citizen Elder
Time Travel

Causal neighbors · 1149 linked moments

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Birth of Commodus, son of Marcus Aurelius
161 · same figure
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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 Lucius Verus as Co-emperor
161 · contemporaneous
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Accession of Lucius Verus
161 · contemporaneous
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Death of Antoninus Pius
161 · contemporaneous
Death of Antoninus Pius
Death of Antoninus Pius
161 · contemporaneous
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Accession of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus
161 · contemporaneous
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Accession of Marcus Aurelius
161 · contemporaneous
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Death of Emperor Antoninus Pius
161 · contemporaneous
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Death of Antoninus Pius
161 · contemporaneous
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Accession of Marcus Aurelius
161 · contemporaneous
Accession of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus as co-emperors
Accession of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus as co-emperors
161 · contemporaneous
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Birth of Commodus, son of Marcus Aurelius
161 · same figure
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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 Lucius Verus as Co-emperor
161 · contemporaneous
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Accession of Lucius Verus
161 · contemporaneous
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Death of Antoninus Pius
161 · contemporaneous
Death of Antoninus Pius
Death of Antoninus Pius
161 · contemporaneous
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Accession of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus
161 · contemporaneous
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Accession of Marcus Aurelius
161 · contemporaneous
D
Death of Emperor Antoninus Pius
161 · contemporaneous
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Death of Antoninus Pius
161 · contemporaneous
A
Accession of Marcus Aurelius
161 · contemporaneous
Accession of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus as co-emperors
Accession of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus as co-emperors
161 · contemporaneous
Accession of Marcus Aurelius
Accession of Marcus Aurelius
161 · contemporaneous
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Death of Antoninus Pius
161 · contemporaneous
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Accession of Marcus Aurelius as Roman Emperor
161 · contemporaneous
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Accession of Marcus Aurelius
161 · contemporaneous
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Accession of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus
161 · contemporaneous
D
Death of Antoninus Pius
161 · contemporaneous
D
Death of Emperor Antoninus Pius
161 · contemporaneous
D
Death of Antoninus Pius
161 · contemporaneous
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Death of Antoninus Pius
161 · contemporaneous
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Accession of Marcus Aurelius as Emperor
161 · contemporaneous