In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the story of Lucius Julius Vehilius Gratus Julianus, a Roman equestrian commander who rose through the ranks to defend Greece and the Aegean during the Marcomannic Wars. They discuss his career as a procurator, his role in crushing the Boukoloi revolt in Egypt, and his appointment as praefectus of the classis Pontica and later classis Britannica. The episode also examines the strategic importance of the Aegean islands as a logistical hub for Rome's eastern campaigns, and the challenges of maintaining supply lines during the Antonine Plague. Lucas explains how Julianus's career reflects the increasing reliance on equestrian officers in the late Antonine period, and how his obligations to the state mirror the Stoic duty Marcus himself wrote about in his Meditations.

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