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Verus Of Vienne
Verus may refer to: People * Verus (gladiator) (fl. 80), Roman gladiator * Verus (senator) (died 219), Roman centurion and senator * Gnaeus Julius Verus (born c. 112), Roman general and senator * Lucius Verus (130–169), Roman co-emperor with Marcus Aurelius * Marcus Annius Verus (other) ** Marcus Annius Verus, birth name of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (121–180) ** Marcus Annius Verus (praetor) (died 124), Roman politician and father of Marcus Aurelius ** Marcus Annius Verus (grandfather of Marcus Aurelius) (died 138), Roman consul Other uses * ''Alex Verus'', a series by Benedict Jacka See also * Ver (other) * Vera (other) * Vere (other) * WER (other) * Wehr (other) {{disambiguation, hn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verus (gladiator)
Verus was a well-known gladiator during the reigns of the Emperors Vespasian and Titus in the later part of the 1st century. His combat with Priscus was the highlight of the opening day of the games conducted by Titus to inaugurate the Flavian Amphitheatre (later the Colosseum) in AD 80, and recorded in a laudatory poem by Martial — the only detailed description of a gladiatorial fight that has survived to the present day. Both gladiators were declared victors of the combat, and were awarded their freedom by the Emperor in a unique outcome. Martial Marcus Valerius Martialis (known in English as Martial ; March, between 38 and 41 AD – between 102 and 104 AD) was a Roman poet from Hispania (modern Spain) best known for his twelve books of ''Epigrams'', published in Rome between AD 86 an ..., ''Liber de Spectaculis'', XXIX: Notes *The life and fate of Verus is the basis of the BBC documentary drama "Colosseum: Rome's Arena of Death" a.k.a.Colosseum: A Gladiator's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |