Accession ceremony at the Praetorian camp
· Castra Praetoria, Rome, Italy

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.