Lucius Verus Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Lucius Verus, based on 8 World History Database records associated with Roman Empire.

8 records136–1698 events4 places

Chronological biography

136

Succession136

House / House of 5 Good Emperors · Emperor

Becomes co-emperor with Marcus Aurelius.

161

Parthian War161

House / House of 5 Good Emperors · Emperor · Parthia

The Parthian War begins early in his reign.

Co-Emperor7 March 161

House / House of 5 Good Emperors · Emperor · Rome

Becomes co-emperor with Marcus Aurelius.

162

Eastern Command162

House / House of 5 Good Emperors · Emperor · Antioch

Directs the Parthian War from the eastern provinces.

Invasion of Parthia162

House / House of 5 Good Emperors · Emperor · Parthia

Directs the eastern war against Parthia through his generals.

163

Title Armeniacus163

House / House of 5 Good Emperors · Emperor · Rome

Takes the victory title Armeniacus after Roman successes.

166

Parthian Triumph166

House / House of 5 Good Emperors · Emperor · Rome

Celebrates victory over Parthia with Marcus Aurelius.

169

Death of Lucius VerusJanuary 169

House / House of 5 Good Emperors · Emperor · Altinum

Dies while returning from the Danube frontier.

Titles and roles

Emperor

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.