The reign of Pius was prosperous and , in general , peaceful . But surprisingly , during the reign of Aurelius , a revolution of the Egyptians against the tax collectors broke out in the Delta . Led by a priest called Isidoros , the Egyptians were tired of the high taxes and killed the Roman Centurion . When the Roman troops came to repel the revolution , they were faced with fierce resistance and therefore defeated in the Delta , until Avidius Casius came from Syria .
Casius resorted to deception to sow division among the Egyptians . His attempt met with success as he managed to make them fight each others and thus he put the revolution down .
Avidius Casius declared himself emperor and he was acclaimed by the Roman troops in the East . But his adventure ended when he was assassinated only 3 months later .
Marcos Aurelius visited
Egypt
and forgave the Eastern nations who acclaimed Avidius .
To satisfy his desires for avenger , Commodus ordered the assassination of the family of Avidius Casius and many Alexandrians who had supported him .
In General , the reign of these emperors was prosperous and both agriculture and trade flourished . It was a time when
Alexandria
was the greatest port in the world
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Related geoplaces
-Greco-Roman Museum
-Roman Theatre
-The Roman Fortress
-Commodus