(2), of whom he wrote a biography. (1.14)IBERIUS: Roman emperor (14–37) who succeeded AUGUSTUS. Late in his
reign he withdrew to a private estate on the island of Capri; his alleged
excesses there are recorded in the biography of him by Suetonius. (12.27)
RAJAN: Marcus Ulpius Traianus, Roman general and emperor (98–117).
(4.32)
ROPAEOPHORUS: Perhaps a contemporary senator named in an inscription
from Perinthus. (10.31)
ELIUS RUFUS: Addressee of one of FRONTO’s letters, but otherwise unknown.
(12.27)
ERUS (1): Marcus Annius Verus (d. 138), grandfather of Marcus. He was
three times consul (the last two in 121 and 126); he also served as city
prefect of Rome about this time. After the death of his wife he evidently took
a concubine who helped raise Marcus. (1.1, 1.17, 9.21)
ERUS (2): Marcus Annius Verus, father of Marcus and husband of LUCILLA.
He died sometime between 130 and 135. (1.2, 8.25)
ERUS (3): Lucius Aurelius Verus (130–169), son of HADRIAN (2)’s intended
successor, Lucius Aelius. Originally named Lucius Ceionius Commodus, he
was adopted along with Marcus by Antoninus Pius and on Antoninus’s death
became co-emperor with Marcus. He was entrusted with the conduct of the
Parthian War, and campaigned with Marcus on the northern frontier before
his sudden death on the way back to Rome. (1.17, 8.37)
ESPASIAN: Roman emperor (69–79). His reign represented a period of stability
after the power struggle that followed the death of NERO, but he came into
conflict with some members of the senatorial class, notably the Stoic
HELVIDIUS Priscus. (4.32)
OLESUS: Traditional surname in the Valerius clan, which produced a number
of figures prominent in early historical accounts. Which one Marcus has in