1. Accession ceremony at the Praetorian camp

    · Castra Praetoria, Rome, Italy

    Accession ceremony at the Praetorian camp
    Wikimedia Commons · Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic · file

    Following Senate confirmation as co-emperor with Lucius Verus, Marcus went to the Praetorian Guard's camp for the accession ceremony. Marcus and Lucius became co-emperors on 7 March 161; the source quotation establishes the camp appearance.

All 18 moments of Marcus Aurelius →