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The Antonine Plague and Imperial Responses (165–180 CE)

The Antonine Plague and Imperial Responses (165–180 CE)

  1. Plague emerges during siege of Seleucia

    Labels: Seleucia, Lucius Verus
  2. Returning forces carry disease toward Italy

    Labels: Roman army, Mesopotamia
  3. Plague reaches Rome; Galen departs

    Labels: Rome, Galen
  4. Joint triumph amid spreading epidemic

    Labels: Marcus Aurelius, Lucius Verus
  5. Galen summoned back to imperial court

    Labels: Galen, Imperial court
  6. Aquileia outbreak among Danubian troops

    Labels: Aquileia, Danubian troops
  7. Epidemic continues as Danubian wars intensify

    Labels: Antonine Plague, Marcomannic Wars
  8. Avidius Cassius proclaimed emperor in the East

    Labels: Avidius Cassius, Eastern army
  9. Commodus elevated as co-emperor

    Labels: Commodus, Marcus Aurelius
  10. Marcus Aurelius dies; epidemic’s end-date marker

    Labels: Marcus Aurelius, Antonine Plague