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Death of Antoninus Pius; Marcus Aurelius becomes emperor and his brother Lucius Verus co-emperor

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The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.1.2: Ancient Roman Writing and Culture (Republic and Empire), -750-476.
Vol. editors: William John Dominik (University of Otago), Giacomo Fedeli (University of Exeter), Thomas Habinek (University of Southern California), Emily Kneebone (University of Nottingham), Elodie Paillard (University of Sydney), Sophia Papaioannou (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens), Jula Wildberger (American University of Paris)

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Date of occurrence 161-03-07

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Ancient Rome (Republic & Empire) (Location)

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