id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-6446 Marcomannic Wars - Wikipedia .html text/html 4271 515 66 Secure for many years following his ascension to power, the Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius never left Italy; neither did he embark on substantial conquests, all the while allowing his provincial legates to command his legions entirely.[3] Historian Adrian Goldsworthy posits that Pius's reluctance to take aggressive military action throughout his reign may have contributed to Parthian territorial ambitions.[4] The resulting war between Parthia and Rome lasted from 161 to 166 AD (under the joint rule of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus) and, although it ended successfully, its unforeseen consequences for the Empire were great. ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-6446.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-6446.txt