When 2 Emperors Were Adopted

On This Day in Ancient History (February 26):
On this day in ancient Roman history two future emperors, Nero and Antoninus Pius, were adopted -- albeit a century apart in time -- and the Pannonian warrior emperor Valentinian took the throne.

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