Lucius Aelius Caesar
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Lucius Aelius Caesar (13 January 101 – 1 January 138) was the father of Emperor Lucius Verus. In 136, he was adopted by the reigning emperor Hadrian and named heir to the throne. He died before Hadrian and thus never became emperor. After Lucius' death, he was replaced by Antoninus Pius, who succeeded Hadrian the same year.
This article is about the adoptive son of Hadrian. For the Praetorian prefect called Lucius Aelius Sejanus, see Sejanus.
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Caesar of the Roman Empire | |||||||||
Born | 13 January 101 | ||||||||
Died | 1 January 138 (aged 36) | ||||||||
Spouse | Avidia | ||||||||
Issue | Lucius Verus Ceionia Fabia Ceionia Plautia | ||||||||
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Father | Lucius Ceionius Commodus Hadrian (adoptive) | ||||||||
Mother | Plautia |
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