Against the advice of his senior generals, after negotiating a peace treaty with the Marcomanni and the Quadi, he left for Rome in early autumn 180, where he celebrated a triumph on October 22.
Avgusta 178 je prišel v Karnuntum v sedanji Spodnji Avstriji in postopal enako kot v prvi markomanski vojni: najprej se je spoprijel z Markomani in leta 179-180 še s Kvadi.