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Marcus Claudius Fronto, the Glossary

Marcus Claudius Fronto (killed in battle AD 170) was a Roman senator and Consul, and a general in the Imperial Roman army during the reigns of emperors Antoninus Pius (r. 138–61), Marcus Aurelius (r. 161–80), and Lucius Verus (r. 161–69).^[1]

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170 deaths
Ancient Romans killed in action
Generals of Antoninus Pius
Generals of Lucius Verus
Generals of Marcus Aurelius
Roman governors of Dacia

Aedile

Aedile (aedīlis, from aedes, "temple edifice") was an elected office of the Roman Republic.

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Antonine Plague

The Antonine Plague of AD 165 to 180, also known as the Plague of Galen (after Galen, the Greek physician who described it), was a prolonged and destructive epidemic, which impacted the Roman Empire.

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Antoninus Pius

Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Pius (19 September AD 86 – 7 March 161) was Roman emperor from AD 138 to 161.

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Auxilia

The auxilia were introduced as non-citizen troops attached to the citizen legions by Augustus after his reorganisation of the Imperial Roman army from 27 BC.

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Bonn

Bonn is a federal city in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, located on the banks of the Rhine.

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Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum

The Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum (CIL) is a comprehensive collection of ancient Latin inscriptions.

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Cursus honorum

The paren, or more colloquially 'ladder of offices') was the sequential order of public offices held by aspiring politicians in the Roman Republic and the early Roman Empire. It was designed for men of senatorial rank. The cursus honorum comprised a mixture of military and political administration posts; the ultimate prize for winning election to each "rung" in the sequence was to become one of the two consuls in a given year.

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Danube

The Danube (see also other names) is the second-longest river in Europe, after the Volga in Russia.

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Decemviri stlitibus judicandis

The decemviri stlitibus judicandis was a civil court of ancient origin, traditionally attributed to Servius Tullius, which originally dealt with cases concerning whether an individual was free.

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Epitaph

An epitaph is a short text honoring a deceased person.

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Germania Superior

Germania Superior ("Upper Germania") was an imperial province of the Roman Empire.

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Great Hungarian Plain

The Great Hungarian Plain (also known as Alföld or Great Alföld, Alföld or Nagy Alföld) is a plain occupying the majority of the modern territory of Hungary.

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Iazyges

The Iazyges were an ancient Sarmatian tribe that traveled westward in 200BC from Central Asia to the steppes of modern Ukraine.

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Imperial Roman army

The Imperial Roman Army was the military land force of the Roman Empire from 27 BC to 476 AD, and the final incarnation in the long history of the Roman army.

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Legatus Augusti pro praetore

A legatus Augusti pro praetore was the official title of the governor or general of some Imperial provinces of the Roman Empire during the Principate era, normally the larger ones or those where legions were based.

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Legio I Minervia

Legio I Minervia (First Legion "Minervan", i.e., "devoted to the goddess Minerva") was a legion of the Imperial Roman army founded in AD 82 by emperor Domitian (81–96), for his campaign against the Germanic tribe of the Chatti.

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Legio II Italica

Legio II Italica ("Italian Second Legion") was a legion of the Imperial Roman army.

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Legio III Italica

Legio III Italica ("Italian Third Legion") was a legion of the Imperial Roman army founded in 165 AD by the emperor Marcus Aurelius (r. AD 161–80) for his campaign against the Marcomanni tribe.

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Legio XI Claudia

Legio XI Claudia ("Claudius' Eleventh Legion") was a legion of the Imperial Roman army.

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Lucius Verus

Lucius Aurelius Verus (15 December 130 – January/February 169) was Roman emperor from 161 until his death in 169, alongside his adoptive brother Marcus Aurelius.

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Marcomannic Wars

The Marcomannic Wars (Latin: bellum Germanicum et Sarmaticum, "German and Sarmatian War") were a series of wars lasting from about 166 until 180 AD.

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Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (English:; 26 April 121 – 17 March 180) was Roman emperor from 161 to 180 and a Stoic philosopher.

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Military tribune

A military tribune (Latin tribunus militum, "tribune of the soldiers") was an officer of the Roman army who ranked below the legate and above the centurion.

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Moesia

Moesia (Latin: Moesia; Moisía) was an ancient region and later Roman province situated in the Balkans south of the Danube River.

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Mural crown

A mural crown (corona muralis) is a crown or headpiece representing city walls, towers, or fortresses.

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Osroene

Osroene or Osrhoene (Ὀσροηνή) was an ancient region and state in Upper Mesopotamia.

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Pannonia

Pannonia was a province of the Roman Empire bounded on the north and east by the Danube, coterminous westward with Noricum and upper Italy, and southward with Dalmatia and upper Moesia.

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Praetor

Praetor, also pretor, was the title granted by the government of ancient Rome to a man acting in one of two official capacities: (i) the commander of an army, and (ii) as an elected magistratus (magistrate), assigned to discharge various duties.

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Prosopographia Imperii Romani

The Prosopographia Imperii Romani, abbreviated PIR, is a collective historical work to establish the prosopography of high-profile people from the Roman empire.

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Quadi

The Quadi were a Germanic.

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Quaestor

A quaestor ("investigator") was a public official in ancient Rome.

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Rhine

--> The Rhine is one of the major European rivers.

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Roman Armenia

Roman Armenia refers to the rule of parts of Greater Armenia by the Roman Empire from the 1st century AD to the end of Late Antiquity.

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Roman consul

A consul was the highest elected public official of the Roman Republic (to 27 BC).

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Roman Dacia

Roman Dacia (also known as; or Dacia Felix) was a province of the Roman Empire from 106 to 271–275 AD.

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Roman emperor

The Roman emperor was the ruler and monarchical head of state of the Roman Empire, starting with the granting of the title augustus to Octavian in 27 BC.

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Roman Empire

The Roman Empire was the state ruled by the Romans following Octavian's assumption of sole rule under the Principate in 27 BC, the post-Republican state of ancient Rome.

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Roman legion

The Roman legion (legiō), the largest military unit of the Roman army, was composed of Roman citizens serving as legionaries.

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Roman magistrate

The Roman magistrates were elected officials in ancient Rome.

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Roman province

The Roman provinces (pl.) were the administrative regions of Ancient Rome outside Roman Italy that were controlled by the Romans under the Roman Republic and later the Roman Empire.

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Roman Republic

The Roman Republic (Res publica Romana) was the era of classical Roman civilization beginning with the overthrow of the Roman Kingdom (traditionally dated to 509 BC) and ending in 27 BC with the establishment of the Roman Empire following the War of Actium.

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Roman Senate

The Roman Senate (Senātus Rōmānus) was the highest and constituting assembly of ancient Rome and its aristocracy.

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Roman triumphal honours

Roman triumphal honours (Latin: insignia or ornamenta triumphalia) denotes honours awarded during the Roman Empire to a victorious general in lieu of a full Roman triumph.

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Roman–Parthian War of 161–166

The Roman–Parthian War of 161–166 (also called the Parthian War of Lucius Verus) was fought between the Roman and Parthian Empires over Armenia and Upper Mesopotamia.

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Rome

Rome (Italian and Roma) is the capital city of Italy.

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Sarmatians

The Sarmatians (Sarmatai; Latin: Sarmatae) were a large confederation of ancient Iranian equestrian nomadic peoples who dominated the Pontic steppe from about the 3rd century BC to the 4th century AD.

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Sextus Calpurnius Agricola

Sextus Calpurnius Agricola was a Roman senator and general active during the 2nd century. Marcus Claudius Fronto and Sextus Calpurnius Agricola are 2nd-century Romans, ancient Roman generals, generals of Lucius Verus, generals of Marcus Aurelius, Roman governors of Dacia and Suffect consuls of Imperial Rome.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Claudius_Fronto

, The Cambridge Ancient History, Trajan's Forum, Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa.

Marcus Claudius Fronto, the Glossary

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170 deaths

Ancient Romans killed in action

Generals of Antoninus Pius

Generals of Lucius Verus

Generals of Marcus Aurelius

Roman governors of Dacia

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