Marcus Annius Verus Caesar
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Marcus Annius Verus Caesar (after May 162 – 10 September 169) was one of the thirteen children born to Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius and Roman Empress Faustina the Younger
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In 166, he was made the first heir to the throne of his father’s. On 10 September 169, he died of natural causes in Rome. His brother Commodus
, became his father’s new heir and later successor to his father’s throne.
Faustina the Younger
Annia Galeria Faustina Minor , Faustina Minor or Faustina the Younger was a daughter of Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius and Roman Empress Faustina the Elder. She was a Roman Empress and wife to her maternal cousin Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius...
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In 166, he was made the first heir to the throne of his father’s. On 10 September 169, he died of natural causes in Rome. His brother Commodus
Commodus
Commodus , was Roman Emperor from 180 to 192. He also ruled as co-emperor with his father Marcus Aurelius from 177 until his father's death in 180. His name changed throughout his reign; see changes of name for earlier and later forms. His accession as emperor was the first time a son had succeeded...
, became his father’s new heir and later successor to his father’s throne.
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