ROMAN HISTORY. 1379 Coss. M. Peducaeus Stloga Priscinus. T. Hoenius Severus. Antonini 4, — Death of Faustina. Coss. L. Statias Quadratus. C . Cuspius Rufinus. Antonini 5. Coss. C. Bellicius Torquatus. Ti. Claudius Atticus Herodes. Antonini 6. Fronto flourished. Coss. P. Lollianus Avitus. C. Gavius Maximus. Antonini 7. Valentinus, the heretic, flourished. Coss. Imp. T. Ael. Caea. Ant. Aug. Pius IV. M. Aurelius Caesar II. Antonini 8. Coss. Sex. Erucius Clarus II. Cn. Claudius Severus. Antonini 9. — Birth of Severus. Coss. C. Annius Largus. C. Prast. Pacatus Messalinus. Antonini 10. — M. Aurelius marries Fausti- na, the emperor's daughter, and receives the tribunician power. The Ludi Saecu- lares celebrated. Galen (aet. 17) begins to study medi- cine. Appian puhlished his Histories about this time. Coss Torquatus. Salvius Julianus. Antonini 11. Coss. Ser. Scipio Orfitus. Q. Nonius Priscus. Antonini 12. Coss Gallicanus. . . Antistius Vetus. Antonini 13. Marcian the heretic flourished. Coss. Sex. Quintilius Condianus. Sex. Quintilius Maximus. Antonini 14. Justin Martyr publishes his Apology. Coss. M. Acilius Glabrio. M. Valerius HomuUus. Antonini 15. Hegesippus flourished. Coss. C. Bruttius Praesens. A. Junius Rufinus. Antonini 16. fs. L. Aelius Aurelius Commodus (postea Imp. Caes. Aug.). T. Sextius Lateranus. Antonini 17. Birth of Bardesanes. Coss. C. Julius Severus. M. Junius Rufinus Sabinianus. Ex Kal. Nov. Antius Pollio. Opimianus. Antonini 18. Coss. M. Ceionius Silvanus. C. Serius Augurinus. Antonini 19. Coss. M. Civica Barbarus. M. Metilius Regulus. Antonini 20. Coss. Sex. Sulpicius Tertullus. C. Tineius Sacerdos. Antonini 21. A.D. 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 Coss. Plautius Quintilius. Statins Priscus. Antonini 22. Galen (aet. 29) at Pergamus. Coss. Ap. Annius Atilius Bradua. T. Clodius Vibius Varus. Antonini 23. Coss. M. Aelius Verus Caesar III. L. Aelius Aurelius Commodus II. Death of Antoninus Pius (aet. 74), March 7. M. Aurelius (aet. 39) emperor. He as- sociates with him in the empire L. Verus (aet. 31). There are thus two Augusti. Birth of Commodus, son of M. Aurelius, on August 31st. Coss. Q. Junius Rusticus. C. Vettius Aquilinus. Suf. Q. Flavius Tertullns. Aurelii 2. — War with the Parthians. Verus sets forth to the East, to conduct the war against the Parthians. M. Aurelius re- mains at Rome. Coss. M. Pontius Laelianus. Pastor. Stif. Q. Mustius Priscus. Aurelii 3. — Parthian war continued. Coss. M. Pompeius Macrinus. P. Juventius Celsus. Aurelii 4. — Parthian war continued. Mar- riage of Verus and Lucilla. • Coss. M. Gavius Orfitus. L. Arrius Pudens. Aurelii 5. — Parthian war continued. Coss. Q. Servilius Pudens. L. Fufidius Pollio. Aurelii 6. — Parthian war finished. Triumph of M. Aurelius and Verus. Commodus re- ceives the title of Caesar. Martyrdom of Polycarp. Coss. Imp. Caes. L. Aur. Verus August. III. M. Ummidius Quadratus. Aurelii 7. — A pestilence at Rome. War with the Marcomanni and Quadi. Both emperors leave Rome, in order to carry on this war, and winter at Sirmium. Galen (aet. 37) practises medicine at Rome during the pestilence. Coss. L. Venuleius Apronianus II. L. Sergius Paullus II. Aurelii 8. — The Barbarians submit to the emperors, but soon renew the war. Athenagoras writes his Apology. Coss. Q. Sosius Priscus Senecio. P. Coelius Apollinaris. Aurelii 9.— Death of Verus (aet. 39). Coss. M. Cornelius Cethegus. C. Erucius Clarus. Aurelii 10. — Aurelius continues the war against the MarcomannL Coss. T. Statilius Severus. L. Alfidius Herennianus. Aurelii 11. Coss. Maximus. ' . . . Orfitus. Aurelii 12. — Aurelius continues the war against the Marcomanni ; he assumes the title Germanicus, which is also conferred upon Commodus. Coss. M. Aurelius Severus II. Ti. Claudius Pompeiauui. 4 T 2
