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Excerpt from The Monthly Packet or Evening Readings for Members of the English Church, Vol. 29: Parts 169 to 174, January-June, 1880
Aurelius had commenced his reign by associating his adopted brother Lucius Verus with him in the government. Verus proved wholly incompetent to direct the affairs over which he nominally presided, while some were found to insinuate that, intoxicated by his lieutenant's successes, he dreamt that he could govern the Empire alone, and actually intrigued to overthrow his colleague and patron.'
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