The adopted son of the Great Builder, Aulus almost his whole life felt that he had a lot to live up to. Graduating second in his class at the Academia Bellica only two years before the death of his father, the ideas of military glory and conquest were still fresh in his mind during the early part of his rule, though some say this made him rather rash and a little reckless, his proficiency as emperor was never denied. Luckily for the state, very few opportunities of war arose during his reign, and the ones that did were dealt with through ruthless efficiency.