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Rome - Roman Emperors - Five Good
Between Domitian and Commodus, the five "adoptive" emperors Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Marcus Aurelius and Antoninus Pius (selected for competence) were generally considered good, at least by the citizens of Rome.
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Column of Marcus Aurelius - What Is the Column of Marcus Aurelius
The Column of Marcus Aurelius, which is located in Rome in the Campus Martius [see City of Rome Map], tells the story of Marcus Aurelius' German and Sarmatian campaigns (A.D. 172-175) in spiral reliefs.
5 Good Emperors
The five good emperors came between the notoriously bad emperors Domitian and Commodus and were grouped together by Edward Gibbon.
Good Emperors - About the Five Good Emperors of Rome
After the period of the 12 Caesars came a time when Rome was ruled by five good emperors in a row. Each emperor adopted his successor. The final emperor was Marcus Aurelius whose natural son followed him and broke the string of Roman luck.