... from the tribes in the north. Working prominently, he made the government and its administration more efficient. Like Hadrian, Antoninus kept the government under control. After his reign, his successor Marcus Aurelius shared his power with his brother Lucius Verus. During this period, many wars occurred bringing about both triumph and devastating consequences. Following Lucius's death ... the type of government and emperors who ruled this age. The climaxes and pitfalls of the Empire represent the great work of distinguished emperors such as Augustus, Trajan, Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius...

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... the inscription FECVND AVGVSTAE S C. Faustina the Younger was the only daughter of Antoninus Pius and Faustina the Elder. In 145, at the age of fifteen, she married the designated heir Marcus Aurelius and by 160, when this coin was minted, they had had many children, although some died in infancy. This fertility was a cause for celebration in the empire because both the ... ...

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... was even known about them by the Romans because of their mostly secretive ways. This caused many rumors to circulate. Rumors were also started just because they were disliked. During Marcus Aurelius' reign, his good friend Fronto wrote to him about the Christians, which fueled the rise in arrests and persecution during this time. He set forth accusations in his letter that ... ...

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... the first century. If the first half of the second century was relatively calm (note however the martyrdom of St Ignatius under Trajan), the second half, on the contrary, under Marcus Aurelius and Commodus was bloody enough. There were martyrdoms in Rome (St Justin), in Asia Minor (St Polycarp), in Gaul (the group at Lyons) and in North Africa (the Sicilian group ... ...

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