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Marcus Aurelius and the Stoic Emperor's Parthian Captives
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the fate of the Parthian captives taken during Lucius Verus's campaign of 165 CE. Tens of thousands of prisoners from Ctesiphon and Seleucia on the Tigris were resettled across the Roman Empire, many in the Danubian frontier and in eastern provinces like Commagene. Lucas reveals how these captives—skilled artisans, warriors, and families—shaped local economies, military recruitment, and even the Antonine Plague's spread. Drawing on Cassius Dio, the Historia Augusta, and archaeological evidence from sites like Dura-Europos and Carnuntum, the…
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