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Marcus Annius Verus was a Roman
Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC....
 man who lived in the 1st century and 2nd century. He was the son of an elder Annius Verus, who gained the rank of senator and praetor. His family originated from Uccibi (modern Espejo) near Corduba (modern Córdoba
Córdoba, Spain

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) in Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
. The family possibly came to prominence and became wealthy through olive oil
Olive oil

Olive oil is a fruit oil obtained from the olive , a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin. The wild olive tree originated in Anatolia and spread from there as far as southern Africa, Australia, Japan and China....
 production in Spain.

He was prefect of Rome
Rome

Rome is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city, with 2,724,347 residents in an urban area of some ....
 and was enrolled as a patrician when Vespasian
Vespasian

Titus Flavius Vespasianus, commonly known as Vespasian , was a Roman Emperor who reigned from 69 A.D. until his death in 79 A.D. Vespasian was the founder of the short lived Flavian dynasty, which ruled the Roman Empire between 69 A.D....
 and Titus
Titus

Titus Flavius Vespasianus, commonly known as Titus , was a Roman Emperor who briefly reigned from 79 until his death in 81. Titus was the second emperor of the Flavian dynasty, which ruled the Roman Empire between 69 and 96, encompassing the reigns of Titus's father Vespasian , Titus himself and his younger brother Domitian ....
 were censors.






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Marcus Annius Verus was a Roman
Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC....
 man who lived in the 1st century and 2nd century. He was the son of an elder Annius Verus, who gained the rank of senator and praetor. His family originated from Uccibi (modern Espejo) near Corduba (modern Córdoba
Córdoba, Spain

viktor chucchuc he sucsuck my dick||-||-|File:Cordoba Water Wheel.jpg|}Cordova is a city in Andalusia, southern Spain, and the capital of the C?rdoba ....
) in Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
. The family possibly came to prominence and became wealthy through olive oil
Olive oil

Olive oil is a fruit oil obtained from the olive , a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin. The wild olive tree originated in Anatolia and spread from there as far as southern Africa, Australia, Japan and China....
 production in Spain.

He was prefect of Rome
Rome

Rome is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city, with 2,724,347 residents in an urban area of some ....
 and was enrolled as a patrician when Vespasian
Vespasian

Titus Flavius Vespasianus, commonly known as Vespasian , was a Roman Emperor who reigned from 69 A.D. until his death in 79 A.D. Vespasian was the founder of the short lived Flavian dynasty, which ruled the Roman Empire between 69 A.D....
 and Titus
Titus

Titus Flavius Vespasianus, commonly known as Titus , was a Roman Emperor who briefly reigned from 79 until his death in 81. Titus was the second emperor of the Flavian dynasty, which ruled the Roman Empire between 69 and 96, encompassing the reigns of Titus's father Vespasian , Titus himself and his younger brother Domitian ....
 were censors. Verus was three times consul. One was under the Emperor Domitian
Domitian

Titus Flavius Domitianus , commonly known as Domitian, was a Roman Emperor who reigned from 14 September 81 until his death. Domitian was the last emperor of the Flavian dynasty, which ruled the Roman Empire between 69 and 96, encompassing the reigns of Domitian's father Vespasian , his elder brother Titus , and that of Domitian himself...
, one in 121 and the other in 126. Verus married Rupilia
Rupilia

Rupilia Faustina was a Roman woman. She was daughter to Salonina Matidia from her third marriage to Lucius Scribonius Libo Rupilio Frugi Bonus consul of 88, who died in 101....
 Faustina, a daughter from a consular family.

Verus and Faustina had three children:

  • Annia Galeria Faustina or Faustina the Elder
    Faustina the Elder

    Annia Galeria Faustina, more familiarly referred to as Faustina the Elder , was a Roman Empress and wife of Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius....
    , a future Roman Empress who married future Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius
    Antoninus Pius

    Titus Aurelius Fulvus Boionius Arrius Antoninus , generally known in English as Antoninus Pius was Roman Emperors from 138 to 161. He was the fourth of the Five Good Emperors and a member of the Aurelii....
    .
  • Marcus Annius Libo
    Marcus Annius Libo

    Marcus Annius Libo or Annius Libo was a Roman who lived in the 2nd century. He was the son of Roman consul Marcus Annius Verus and Rupilia Faustina....
    , a future consul.
  • Marcus Annius Verus
    Marcus Annius Verus (praetor)

    Marcus Annius Verus was a distinguished Roman politician, a praetor, and the father of the emperor Marcus Aurelius.He was the son of Marcus Annius Verus and Rupilia Faustina....
    , a praetor who married Domitia Lucilla
    Domitia Lucilla

    Domitia Lucilla, Lucilla or Domitia Calvilla was a noble Roman woman who lived in the 2nd century. She is famous as the mother of the future emperor Marcus Aurelius, and also as the patron of another future emperor, Didius Julianus....
     and became father to future Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius
    Marcus Aurelius

    Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus was Roman Emperor from 161 to his death in 180. He was the last of the "Five Good Emperors", and is also considered one of the most important stoicism philosophy....
     and his sister Annia Cornificia Faustina
    Annia Cornificia Faustina

    Annia Cornificia Faustina was the younger child and only daughter to praetor Marcus Annius Verus and Domitia Lucilla. Her elder brother would be future Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius....
    .


After his son Marcus Annius Verus died in 124, the elder Verus adopted and raised Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus was Roman Emperor from 161 to his death in 180. He was the last of the "Five Good Emperors", and is also considered one of the most important stoicism philosophy....
 and his sister Annia Cornificia Faustina
Annia Cornificia Faustina

Annia Cornificia Faustina was the younger child and only daughter to praetor Marcus Annius Verus and Domitia Lucilla. Her elder brother would be future Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius....
. In the Meditations
Meditations

Meditations is the title of a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius setting forth his ideas on Stoic philosophy.Marcus Aurelius wrote the 12 books of the Meditations in "highly-educated" Koine Greek as a source for his own guidance and self-improvement....
, by Marcus Aurelius, Aurelius describes his paternal grandfather as a man of 'decency' and 'a mild temper' (1.1n). Marcus Annius Verus died in 138 and was nearly at the age of ninety when he died. In his elder years, he had a mistress.