His lack of mourning was likely influenced by his Stoic philosophy, which taught of the dangers of emotion, and the brutal culture of the Romans, which considered hysterical grief at the loss of loved ones as unmanly and unnatural. ), was Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 CE. Marcus Aurelius (Latin: Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus April 26, 121 CE.

On 12 October 166 AD, during a triumph celebrating the victory of the Romans in the Parthian War of Lucius Verus, Annius and his elder brother Commodus were both made caesars, designating them as co-heirs to the Roman Empire. He was given the name of Marcus Annius Verus because it was the original name of his father, Marcus Aurelius.

Marcus Annius Verus was born in late 162 or 163 AD, the son of Marcus Aurelius and Faustina the Younger.

Aurelius also had his name inserted into the Carmen Saliare, the ritual songs sung by the Salii, a group of 12 priests.
He was the last of the "Five Good Emperors", and is also considered one of the most important members of the Stoic philosophers. This was the first time such an explicit declaration of heirship had been made at such a young age, and showed a marked shift from the traditional cursus honorum, in which a presumed heir would be gradually raised through offices of increasing importance, in order to learn the skills of all positions, to a new system of imperial succession, wherein dynastic hereditary descent was the path to the throne, with heirs being instructed in how to be an emperor. His father, Marcus Aurelius, mourned his death for just five days, while still continuing public work. Annius died on 10 September 169, at age seven, due to complications from a surgery to remove a tumor from under his ear. His brother Commodus thus became his father’s new heir and later successor. On 10 September 169, he died of natural causes in Rome. Annius was the younger brother of, in order of birth: Domitia Faustina, Titus Aurelius Antoninus, Titus Aelius Aurelius, Annia Aurelia Galeria Lucilla, Annia Galeria Aurelia Faustina, Titus Aelius Antoninus, an unnamed son, Annia Aurelia Fadilla, Annia Cornificia Faustina Minor, Titus Aurelius Fulvus Antoninus and Lucius Aurelius Commodus Antoninus (Commodus). Annius was made caesar on 12 October 166 AD, alongside his brother Commodus, designating them co-heirs of the Roman Empire. – March 17, 180 CE. Except where otherwise noted, the notes below indicate that an individual's parentage is as shown in the above family tree. Annius was made caesaron 12 October 166 AD, alongside his brother Commodus, designating them co-heirs of the Roman Empire. Marcus Annius Verus Caesar(born 162 or 163 AD) was the 12th of 13 children of Roman Emperor Marcus Aureliusand Empress Faustina the Younger. Annius Verus was the son of Marcus Aurelius and Faustina the Younger. Lucius Aurelius Commodus Antoninus (Commodus), "De Imperatoribus Romanis: An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Rulers and Their Families", Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marcus_Annius_Verus_Caesar&oldid=947488519, dashed lines indicate adoption; dotted lines indicate love affairs/unmarried relationships. Marcus Aurelius, in full Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus, original name (until 161 ce) Marcus Annius Verus, (born April 26, 121 ce, Rome [Italy]—died March 17, 180, Vindobona [Vienna, Austria] or Sirmium, Pannonia), Roman emperor (161–180 ce), … Aurelius argued that because the games of Jupiter Optimus Maximus were ongoing, he should not interrupt them with his mourning. Annius died on 10 September 169 AD, at seven years of age, due to complications in removing a tumor from under his ear. Marcus Annius Verus Caesar (born 162 or 163 AD) was the 12th of 13 children of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius and Empress Faustina the Younger. Aurelius ordered statues to be made in his honor, and a golden image of him to be carried during the procession of the games. His death left Commodus as the sole heir. Annius was the older brother of Hadrianus and Vibia Aurelia Sabina. At the time, Annius was three, and Commodus was five. Marcus Annius Verus Caesar (after May 162-10 September 169) was one of the thirteen children born to Faustina, the wife of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius.

This left Commodus as the sole heir. He ruled with Lucius Verus as co-emperor from 161 until Verus' death in 169. In 166, he was made his father's first heir.