Editing Lucius Verus (section)

=== Years in Rome ===
[[File:Lucius Verus.jpg|thumb|upright|Portrait head found in Athens ([[National Archaeological Museum of Athens]]). He used to sprinkle gold-dust on his [[blond]] hair to make it brighter.<ref>Michael Grant (1994). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=1KTVnjWiEo0C&q=The+Antonines:+The+Roman+Empire+in+Transition The Antonines: The Roman Empire in Transition]''. London & New York: Routledge. {{ISBN|0415107547}}, pp. 27–28.</ref>]]

The next two years (166–168) were spent in Rome. According to the ''[[Historia Augusta]]'', Verus continued with his glamorous lifestyle and kept the troupe of actors and favourites with him. He had a tavern built in his house, probably at Acquatraversa,<ref>A Roman villa located at Acquatraversa on the Via Cassia that is frequently attributed to Lucius Verus.  https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/422964</ref> where he celebrated parties with his friends until dawn. He also enjoyed roaming around the city among the population, without acknowledging his identity. The games of the circus were another passion in his life, especially [[chariot racing]]. Marcus Aurelius disapproved of his conduct but, since Verus continued to perform his official tasks with efficiency, there was little that he could do.<ref name=":1" />