A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . Aurelius, who, even when emperor,occupied himself with philosophic writings, and in his private as inpublic life strove to make the strictest morality a reality. In his con-trolling sense of duty he gave to the government, which he had notdesired, all his powers, though he would have preferred to devote themto philosophy. But it was impossible for him to confer the happinesswhich he wished upon the state. His associate, Lucius Verus (Fig. 85), was indolent and dissolute,and often a source of discomfort. Bu
A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . Aurelius, who, even when emperor,occupied himself with philosophic writings, and in his private as inpublic life strove to make the strictest morality a reality. In his con-trolling sense of duty he gave to the government, which he had notdesired, all his powers, though he would have preferred to devote themto philosophy. But it was impossible for him to confer the happinesswhich he wished upon the state. His associate, Lucius Verus (Fig. 85), was indolent and dissolute,and often a source of discomfort. But the most serious danger was 185 186 MARCUS AURELIUS AND HIS IMMEDIATE SUCCESSORS. threatening from the Parthians in the Orient, on account of reneweddiÖiculties in Armenia. Soon after the death of Antoninus, the Par-thian king, in trying to establish a dependent as king of Armenia, de-feated a Roman legate and broke into Syria, where the legions gaveway before him. Distinguished generals at the head of the legions ofthe West were sent to restore the honor of Roman arms. Under the. Fig. 84. — Marcus Aurelius. Ancient bust in Rome. Capitoline Museum. photograph.) (From a emperor L, Verus as commander-in-chief, the Cappadocian governor,M. Statius Priscus, in 163 took and destroyed the Armeniancapital, Artaxata. A vassal king was set up in Armenia by theRomans. A lieutenant of the emperor Verus, Avidius Cassius, re-nowned for his severity, after gaining a great battle at Europus 164, advanced through Mesopotamia as far as Nisibis, and de-stroyed the Parthian capital, Ctesiphon. In 165 Cassius entered MARCUS AURELIUS PERSECUTES THE CURISTIAXS. 187 ]\ledia, and forced the Parthians to a peace, in whicli they gave upNorthwest Mesopotamia to the Romans. On their return from the Parthian war the legions brought withthem a destructive plague, which extended over tlie West, visitedthe provinces one after another, and spread with great severity inRome and Italy. A fam
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