It tried to regain its independence from Rome, but proved too small and weak, and was conquered by Emperor Septimius Severus in a.d. 196.
It did not have the military strength to fight Rome for its independence.
The sad fact of an extended life span is that you get those extra years tacked on at the end, extending your frailty and neglect, not added to your 20s, extending your time in ersatz anthropology classes.