taint-juice t1_it0egpi wrote
Wow this is so cool. I love Antoninus and Lucius! The first official co “emperors” in Roman history. Although Antoninus was primed to dawn the purple he demanded of the senate that his brother be able to join him when he took the throne. The senate was afraid of conflict via succession if Antoninus was not granted the request and allowed it to happen. They were extremely different people from each other but worked surprisingly well in tandem.
veluna t1_it0g7cb wrote
It sounds like you are referring to Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, who indeed were co-emperors and got along well. This inscription does not refer to them. It refers to Septimius Severus and his two sons, Caracalla (referred to here as "Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Pius Felix Augustus") and his brother Geta (Publius Septimius Geta). They got along rather less well than Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus :-).
taint-juice t1_it0pfpu wrote
Thank you for the correction! I did indeed get them mixed up. I still struggle with the extremely long names they accrue throughout their lives.
Welshhoppo t1_it14wg4 wrote
That also means that Septimus' 1900 year old propaganda move is still working.
In order to legitimise his reign, after the year of the the five Emperors, Septimus Severus announced that he was actually the adopted son of Marcus Aurelius. And to honour his 'father' he named his first born son after him and his 'grandfather'.
There's a reasons everyone calls him Caracalla, Marcus Aurelius II doesn't have quite the same ring to it.
ijmacd t1_it0uzyv wrote
Also it's just "don" when you're donning clothes.
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