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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Finn235, post: 3421771, member: 98035&quot;]My only Verus, although several have passed through my hands</p><p>[ATTACH=full]908552[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>My understanding is that Verus was omitted because, while he wasn&#039;t a bad emperor in any sense, he wasn&#039;t exactly exemplary either. He indulged in food and gambling, wasted money sprinkling gold dust in his hair, and was carried through his Parthian campaign by highly competent generals. He literally brought a troop of circus performers to war with him because he was afraid he&#039;d be bored. He also picked up a mistress and had so many affairs that Aurelius almost annulled his betrothal to Lucilla. I&#039;ve heard it said that Aurelius sent Verus to Parthia for the same reason an unruly child would have been sent to boarding school a century ago.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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