914(161)-948(195) (Ætas ab Brian)

History of Rome-After Ætas ab Brian

Marcvs Aurelivs wanted a joint caesarship with his adopted brother but was in fact in charge. After 44 years the Parthians finally managed to regroup and started attacking Mesopotamia. The majority of the Mesopotamian and Armienian legions went on a total rampage in Parthia. Still having the advantage of air and rail. By 920(167) Parthia was a province of Rome, most of its vast treasuries remaining to rebuild and the rest into the Imperial treasury. Germanic tribes that were driven east decades ago, now calling themselves Ostrogoths began raiding frontiers in Germania and the Danube. Rome could defend against their raids but never gained any footholds in their lands either. This most successful campaign against Rome’s all time eastern rival permiated the Empire with a feeling of invincibility and strength, Marcus’ remaining 13 years had few expansions and were very peaceful, just as Antoninus’ last years had been. He died in 933(180).



Commodvs was Marcus’ true son and this paternal succession was not habitual of the last many Caesars and this made grumblings. Commodvs was an emperor worse than Domitian in his running of the Empire, although he was not as cruel. He removed most of the Capitoline Games’ events in favour of lending more viewership to his favourite sport of Gladiators. He still allowed the CG to travel and was always present at each game. He proved so totally inept at running any form of government that he fired good senators and politicians in favour of bad ones. The treasury was draining at a disparaging rate and only the few good senators left cared. In 943(190) another fire burned half of Rome. Commodvs took this tragedy and used it to immortalize himself. He renamed Rome the city, the empire, the senate, and the army all after himself, what an outrage. Both the Praetorian guard and the Senate had had enough of this horrendous travesty of a ruler and publically brought against him every law violation he did commit and several which were only rumors. He was put to death along with all his allies considered untrustworthy including Septimvs Severvs, Pertinax, and Didivs Iulianvs who all made bids to buy the Emperorship from the Praetorians. The few remaining exiled and imprisoned good senators were brought back and for 5 full years the Senate and Praetorian guard governed the empire in a fragile agreement.

History of Rome-After Ætas ab Brian