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The Antonines most often referred to were two successive Roman Emperors who ruled between 138 and 180: Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius, famous for their skilled leadership. Also included in those usually considered to be "Antonines" were Lucius Verus for a time (161–169) co-emperor with Marcus Aurelius, and Commodus, son of Marcus Aurelius.

In 138, after a long reign dedicated to the cultural unification and consolidation of the empire, the Emperor Hadrian named Antoninus his son and heir, under the condition that he adopt both Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus. Hadrian died that same year, and Antoninus began a peaceful, benevolent reign, in contrast to Hadrian's wars of unification and his immediate predecessors' expansionist wars. He adhered strictly to Roman traditions and institutions and willingly sharing his power with the Roman Senate.

Marcus Aurelius succeeded Antoninus Pius upon that emperor's 161 death and continued his legacy as an unpretentious and gifted administrator and leader, a modern Numa Pompilius. Marcus Aurelius died in 180 and was followed by his biological son Commodus, who single-handedly ended the line of "Five Good Emperors" and the Pax Romana in general.

Edward Gibbon considers the reign of the Antonines, as well as those of their predecessors Nerva, Trajan, and Hadrian, the height of the Roman Empire (The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire).




Antoninus Pius.

Marcus Aurelius.

Lucius Verus.

Commodus


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Preceded by
Nervo-Trajanic Dynasty		Antonines
138 –192		Succeeded by
Year of the Five Emperors,
then Severan dynasty






Roman Emperors by Epoch
see also: List of Roman Emperors · Concise list of Roman Emperors · Roman Empire
Principate Crisis of the 3rd century Dominate Division Successors
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Anthonians applies to four Catholic Religious communities or Orders and one Chaldean one, all under the patronage of St. Anthony the Hermit, father of monasticism, or professing to follow his rule.

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Marcus Aurelius (The Wise)
Emperor of the Roman Empire

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Reign March 8, 161–169
(with Lucius Verus);
169–177 (alone);
177–17 March, 180
(with Commodus)
Full name (Caesar) Marcus
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Lucius Verus
Emperor of the Roman Empire

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Reign March 8 161-169
(with Marcus Aurelius)
Full name Lucius Ceionius Commodus
Verus Armeniacus
Born 15 November 130
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Commodus
Emperor of the Roman Empire

Commodus as
Hercules, Capitoline Museums
Reign 177–17 March 180
(with Marcus Aurelius);
18 March 180–
31 December 192 (alone)
Full name Lucius Aurelius Commodus Antoninus

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Hadrian
Emperor of the Roman Empire

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Reign August 10 117-
July 10 138
Full name Publius Aelius Traianus Hadrianus
Born 24 January 76(76--)
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According to legend, Numa Pompilius was the second king of Rome, succeeding Romulus. After Romulus died, Romans in the city elected a Sabine man to be king, so as to make him loyal to both tribes in Rome.
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The Five Good Emperors is a term used by the 18th century historian, Edward Gibbon, in The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. The term was first used by Niccolò Machiavelli in Discorsi sopra la prima deca di Tito Livio,
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Edward Gibbon (April 27, 1737[1] – January 16, 1794) was an English historian and Member of Parliament. His most important work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, was published in six volumes between 1776 and 1788.
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Marcus Cocceius Nerva was also the name of a Roman emperor


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The Roman Empire is the name given to both the imperial domain developed by the city-state of Rome and also the corresponding phase of that civilization, characterized by an autocratic form of government. This article however is about the latter.
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The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, a major literary achievement of the 18th century published in six volumes, was written by the celebrated English historian Edward Gibbon.
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Hadrian
Emperor of the Roman Empire

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Reign August 10 117-
July 10 138
Full name Publius Aelius Traianus Hadrianus
Born 24 January 76(76--)
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Marcus Aurelius (The Wise)
Emperor of the Roman Empire

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Reign March 8, 161–169
(with Lucius Verus);
169–177 (alone);
177–17 March, 180
(with Commodus)
Full name (Caesar) Marcus
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Commodus
Emperor of the Roman Empire

Commodus as
Hercules, Capitoline Museums
Reign 177–17 March 180
(with Marcus Aurelius);
18 March 180–
31 December 192 (alone)
Full name Lucius Aurelius Commodus Antoninus

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Flavian Dynasty 'Nervo-Trajanic Dynasty'
96 –138 Succeeded by
Antonine dynasty

Roman Emperors by Epoch
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The Year of the Five Emperors refers to 193, in which there were five claimants for the title of Roman Emperor.

The year 193 opened with the murder of Commodus on New Year's Eve, 31 December 192 and the proclamation of the City Prefect Pertinax as Emperor on New Year's Day,
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The Severan dynasty is a lineage of Roman Emperors, reigning several decades from the late 2nd century to the early 3rd century. It was the last lineage of the "Principate", preceding the Crisis of the 3rd century.
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Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period (from about 27 BC onwards). The Romans had no single term for the office: Latin titles such as imperator (from which English Emperor derives), augustus, caesar and
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Julio-Claudian dynasty


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