Marcus Annius Verus Caesar

Annius Verus
Caesar of the Roman Empire
Possible bust of Annius Verus at the Louvre.
Caesar12 October 166 – 10 September 169
Born162/163
Died10 September 169 (aged 7)
Names
Marcus Annius Verus
Regnal name
Marcus Annius Verus Caesar
DynastyNerva–Antonine
FatherMarcus Aurelius
MotherFaustina the Younger

Marcus Annius Verus Caesar (162 or 163 – 10 September 169) was a son of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius and Empress Faustina the Younger. Annius was made caesar on 12 October 166 AD, alongside his brother Commodus, designating them co-heirs of the Roman Empire. Annius died on 10 September 169, at age seven, due to complications from a surgery to remove a tumor from under his ear. His death left Commodus as the sole heir.