Slovakia in the Roman era
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Slovakia was partly occupied by Roman legions for a short period of time. Marcomannia was a proposed province of the Roman Empire that Emperor Marcus Aurelius planned to establish in this territory. I
The light pink area north of the Danube was temporarily occupied by the Romans in 178–179 AD and was meant to become the new Roman province of Marcomannia
The Column of Marcus Aurelius in Piazza Colonna, Rome, depicting his victorious campaign against the Marcomanni, Quadi, and Sarmatians
A Roman inscription in Laugaricio, ordered by Marcus Valerius Maximianus, at the castle hill of Trenčín (178–179 AD)
Ruins of Gerulata
Reign of Marcus Aurelius
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The reign of Marcus Aurelius began with his accession on 7 March 161 following the death of his adoptive father, Antoninus Pius, and ended with his own death on 17 March 180. Marcus first ruled jointl
Bust, Art Institute of Chicago
Marble statue of Marcus Aurelius in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen
Lucius Verus, Aurelius' co-emperor from 161 to Verus' death in 169, British Museum
Bust of Marcus Aurelius from Probalinthos, Attica, Greece, c. 161 AD, now in the Louvre, Paris