... military. Throughout their history there were some Emperors that made Rome a better place and some that turned Rome upside down eventually destroying the roots of this once great city. When Marcus Aurelius passed away on March 17, 180 A.D it marked the ending to an era that has been called the golden ages of the Roman Empire. A great historian once wrote, "If a man ... human race was most happy and prosperous, he would, without hesitation, name that which elapsed for the death of Domitian to the accession of Commodus. " Commudus was the son of Marcus Aurelius and was said to be, "a grea...

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