Lucius Verus and the Roman Defence of the East

ISBN-13: 9781473847606 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 213 str.

M. C. Bishop

Opis

Marcus Aurelius first action as Roman Emperor was to appoint his adoptive brother, Lucius Verus, as his co-emperor, even though he is often depicted as a wastrel. The author analyses why Verus succeeded against the Parthians where other emperors, before and after him, failed