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The Philosopher King's Final Frontier: Rome's Eastern Question
In this episode of Fexingo's Marcus Aurelius series, Lucas and Luna explore the emperor's final years and his unfinished business in the East. With the Marcomannic Wars behind him, Marcus turned his attention to the Parthian Empire, and the simmering tensions that would explode after his death. We discuss the campaigns of Lucius Verus and Avidius Cassius, the burning of Ctesiphon, and the devastating Antonine Plague that followed the troops home. We also touch on the costly 'Parthian fever' that infected the Roman soldiers, and the diplomatic tightrope Marcus walked with…
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