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Lucius Aelius Caesar (13 January 101 – 1 January 138) was the father of Emperor Lucius Verus. In 136, he was adopted by the reigning emperor Hadrian and named heir to the throne . He died before Hadrian and thus never became emperor.
Lucius Verus (born Dec. 15, 130—died 169) was a Roman emperor who jointly (161–169) ruled with Marcus Aurelius.
Lucius Caesar (17 BC – 20 August 2 AD) was a grandson of Augustus, the first Roman emperor. The son of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia the Elder, Augustus' only daughter, Lucius was adopted by his grandfather along with his older brother, Gaius Caesar.
Sep 14, 2022 · Lucius Aelius Caesar was the father of Emperor Lucius Verus. In 136, he was adopted by Hadrian and named heir to the throne. He died before Hadrian and thus never became emperor. After Lucius’ death, he was replaced by Antoninus Pius, who succeeded Hadrian the same year.
May 27, 2024 · Commodus (born August 31, 161 ce, Lanuvium, Latium [now Lanuvio, Italy]—died December 31, 192) was a Roman emperor from 177 to 192 (sole emperor after 180). His brutal misrule precipitated civil strife that ended 84 years of stability and prosperity within the empire.
Jul 19, 1998 · Sejanus (died 31 ce) was the chief administrator of the Roman Empire for the emperor Tiberius, alleged murderer of Tiberius’s only son, Drusus Caesar, and suspect in a plot to overthrow Tiberius and become emperor himself.
Jan 16, 2014 · Lucius Aelius was Hadrian ’s first intended successor. Aelius was the son of a powerful senatorial family. He served as consul in 136 CE and was officially adopted by Hadrian as his heir in 137 CE. However Aelius died before Hadrian on January 1st, 138 CE of tuberculosis.
