The Antonines: The Roman Empire in TransitionThe Antonines - Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius, Lucius Verus and Commodus - played a crucial part in the development of the Roman empire, controlling its huge machine for half a century of its most testing period. Edward Gibbon observed that the epoch of the Antonines, the 2nd century A.D., was the happiest period the world had ever known. |
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... (died ad 141), the wife of Antoninus Pius. 5 Relief showing Hadrian (ad 117-38), Antoninus Pius and the infant Marcus Aurelius. 6 Heroic depiction of the young Marcus Aurelius. 7 Bronze equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, formerly ...
The Roman Empire in Transition Michael Grant. Czech Republic and Slovakia. When Aurelius died, the plan was immediately abandoned by his son Commodus, who. ¥. acting perhaps on the suggestion of a Greek adviser. ¥. returned to Rome instead ...
... died, the plan was immediately abandoned by his son Commodus, who - acting perhaps on the suggestion of a Greek adviser - returned to Rome instead. For this he was fiercely criticized by ancient imperial writers, and the criticisms have ...
... died. Hadrian was so upset and dejected that he did not bother to have him deified. About a month later he adopted Antoninus Pius (Titus Aurelius Fulvus Boionius [?] Antoninus). He convened at his house the most prominent and most ...
... died, and Antoninus, without opposition, succeeded him on the imperial throne, becoming 'Augustus' and being hailed as such on the coinage. His reign began, however, with a considerable amount of embarrassment: when Antoninus requested ...
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MARCUS AURELIUS | 39 |
MARCUS AURELIUS AND COMMODUS | 60 |
ANTONINE SPEAKING AND WRITING | 83 |
ANTONINE ARCHITECTURE AND ART | 128 |
THE ANTONINE AGE | 147 |
Index | 199 |