veluna t1_it0g7cb wrote
Reply to comment by taint-juice in One of the longest ancient Roman inscriptions ever discovered in Britain is to go on display for the first time. by Demderdemden
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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