has this last emperor succeeded the third one?
No, he was not the immediate successor to Hadrian.
Marcus Aurelius
On 24 January 138, Hadrian selected Aurelius Antoninus, the husband of Marcus' aunt Faustina the Elder, as his new successor.
when did the roman empire end and start It officially started in 27 BC, got split into the Western and Eastern Roman Empires in between and ended with the fall of Constantinople in 1453. who was the ruler then? UNANSWERABLE what was the status of women then? Freeborn Roman women were considered citizens throughout the Republic and Empire, but did not vote, hold political office, or serve in the military. what was the government structure like? The three major elements of the Imperial Roman state were the central government, the military, and provincial government. can you name any personality from this entire empire be it a man or a woman? Emperors Augustus, Caligula, Hadrian, Marcus Aurelius among many other illustrious rulers. from which family did the fourth person originate? Through his grandmother Rupilia, Marcus was a member of the Nerva-Antonine dynasty. which are the good emperors of this dynasty? The so-called "Five Good Emperors" were Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius.
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Marcus Aurelius [SEP] Succession to Hadrian
After a brief stationing on the Danube frontier, Aelius returned to Rome to make an address to the Senate on the first day of 138. The night before the speech, however, he grew ill, and died of a hemorrhage later in the day. On 24 January 138, Hadrian selected Aurelius Antoninus, the husband of Marcus' aunt Faustina the Elder, as his new successor. As part of Hadrian's terms, Antoninus in turn adopted Marcus and Lucius Commodus, the son of Lucius Aelius. Marcus became M. Aelius Aurelius Verus, and Lucius became L. Aelius Aurelius Commodus. At Hadrian's request, Antoninus' daughter Faustina was betrothed to Lucius.