This ruler was the first to settle Germanic barbarians in the Roman Empire, and he auctioned off many palace valuables to pay for the empire's wars. His reign saw a great plague, and also saw Parthia invade Armenia, an action stopped by a man who would later declare himself emperor when this man was reported dead, Avidius Cassius.  He was long advised by Fronto, the childhood tutor of this man and
This ruler was the first to settle Germanic barbarians in the Roman Empire, and he auctioned off many palace valuables to pay for the empire's wars. His reign saw a great plague, and also saw Parthia invade Armenia, an action stopped by a man who would later declare himself emperor when this man was reported dead, Avidius Cassius.  He was long advised by Fronto, the childhood tutor of this man and his co-emperor Lucius Verus.  He fought against the Marcomanni and died while on campaign in Germania, after which the war was ended prematurely by his son Commodus.  For 10 points, name this last of the five good emperors, the author of some Stoic Meditations.
This ruler was the first to settle Germanic barbarians in the Roman Empire, and he auctioned off many palace valuables to pay for the empire's wars.
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus [prompt on Marcus Annius Verus; prompt on Marcus Annius Catilius Severus]