The Rise and Fall of Lucius

In 162, the 31-year-old set out for Syria to take command of what was easily the biggest existential crisis to hit the empire since the third Jewish revolt. There are suspicions though that Marcus sent Lucius East not just so that Imperial authority was present on the scene, but also to get his party hearty brother out of Rome and into the field. For the key role he played sitting in Antioch and overseeing things, Lucius took for himself the grandiose title, Arminicus.