Europe 166: Lucius Verus’ Parthian War
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Lucius Verus’ Parthian War
18 Sep 96AD Accession of Nerva
sum 102 First Dacian War
8 Aug 106 Second Dacian War
sum 107 Trajan’s Iazygan War
fall 113 Outbreak of Trajan’s Parthian War
fall 114 Trajan’s Conquest of Armenia
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late 132 Bar Kokhba Revolt
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fall 161 Vologases IV’s Conquest of Armenia
spr 166 Lucius Verus’ Parthian War
Aug 170 First Marcomannic War
3 May 175 Avidius Cassius’ Revolt
16 Mar 180 Second Marcomannic War
30 Dec 192 Reign of Commodus
Lucius Verus traveled to Syria to deal with the Parthian threat in 162, but left the conduct of the war entirely in the hands of his generals. Roman forces retook Armenia the next year then, after a fight over Osroene, invaded the Parthian Empire itself in 165. Despite sacking the capital Ctesiphon and even advancing into Media, the Roman campaign was called off in mid-166 following the outbreak of plague among the legions.