Romans And Barbarians


Marcus Aurelius (161-180 AD):  Stereotypical "Good Emperor"


 

...and one of the bad ones:  Carcalla (211-217)


 

Provincial Elites


 

Marcus Aurelius Receiving Defeated Barbarians


 


 

Death rather than slavery:  Barbarians commit suicide to escape capture


 
 

Roman Triumph:  Display of Spoils from capture of Jerusalem in 70 AD