Marcus Aurelius was not fond of palace life and preferred the simpler life of a philosopher. Credit: Lalupa / Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 In 138 AD, Antoninus Pius adopted Marcus and Lucius Verus.

This restoration added a scene back into the story where General Crassus (Laurence Olivier) attempts to seduce his slave Antoninus (Tony Curtis) in a bath house, which was removed upon original ...

Antoninus Pius’ reign had been notable for ... the deification of Verus as the deceased emperor became a god: Divus Verus. Returning to the frontier in 169, the Marcomannic wars entered their ...