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

1. Plague emerges during siege of Seleucia

   Dec 1, 165Labels: Seleucia, Lucius Verus

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2. Returning forces carry disease toward Italy

   Jan 1, 166Labels: Roman army, Mesopotamia

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3. Plague reaches Rome; Galen departs

   Jan 1, 166Labels: Rome, Galen

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4. Joint triumph amid spreading epidemic

   Oct 1, 166Labels: Marcus Aurelius, Lucius Verus

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5. Galen summoned back to imperial court

   Jan 1, 168Labels: Galen, Imperial court

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6. Aquileia outbreak among Danubian troops

   Dec 1, 168Labels: Aquileia, Danubian troops

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7. Lucius Verus dies during return from Aquileia

   Feb 1, 169Labels: Lucius Verus, Aquileia

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8. Imperial auction raises funds amid crisis

   Jan 1, 170Labels: Marcus Aurelius, Trajan's Forum

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9. Epidemic continues as Danubian wars intensify

   Jan 1, 172Labels: Antonine Plague, Marcomannic Wars

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10. Avidius Cassius proclaimed emperor in the East

    Apr 1, 175Labels: Avidius Cassius, Eastern army

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11. Commodus elevated as co-emperor

    Jan 1, 177Labels: Commodus, Marcus Aurelius

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12. Marcus Aurelius dies; epidemic’s end-date marker

    Mar 17, 180Labels: Marcus Aurelius, Antonine Plague

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