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Antoninus Pius
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about the life of Antoninus Pius
Short Biography profile and facts about one of the most famous Romans of all, in the life of
Antoninus Pius, Emperor of Rome and provinces of the Roman Empire.
Name commonly known as: Antoninus
Pius
Latin Roman Name: Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus
Augustus
Antoninus Pius
Reigned as Roman Emperor / Caesar:
11 July 138 - 7 March 161
Antoninus Pius was also
Pontifex Maximus, the high priest of the Ancient Roman
College of Pontiffs which was the
most important position in the
Ancient Roman religion
Dynasty / Historical Period:
Five Good Emperors & Nervan / Antonine Dynasty (96–192)
Place and Date of Birth:
Antoninus Pius was born19 September 86 at Lanuvium
Name of previous Emperor: His predecessor or the Emperor before Antoninus Pius was
Hadrian
Family connections / Genealogy
*** Name of Father: Titus
Aurelius Fulvius ( adoptive by Hadrian 25 February 138)
*** Name of Mother: Arria Fadilla
*** Married: Faustina
*** Children: Faustina
was the only child who survived
*** *** Marcus Aurelius
and Lucius Verus (adoptive)
Place and Date of Death:
Antoninus Pius died 7 March 161 (aged 74) at Lorium
Name of next Emperor:
The successor to Antoninus Pius was
Marcus Aurelius
who ruled jointly with
Lucius Verus
Interesting facts
about the life of Antoninus Pius
Why was Antoninus Pius famous? Accomplishments and
achievements and important events. The excellent Antoninus
Pius was born at Lanuvium on September 19th, A.D. 86
although his family came from the town of Nemausis in Gaul.
Soon after his accession to the empire he married his
daughter Faustina to Marcus Aurelius and made him his
associate in the government of the Roman Empire. His
tranquil and prosperous reign was the most pleasing period
in the history of the Roman Empire. The world enjoyed a
general peace, and the emperor endeavored to secure the
prosperity of his subjects. Antoninus Pius applied the
public revenues to founding schools, repairing roads and
harbors, and encouraging industry and trade. Antoninus made
no attempt to extend the boundaries of the empire. After a
reign of twenty-three years, Antoninus died, March 7th, A.D.
161, in his villa at Lorium, aged seventy-five years.
Antoninus Pius - Justin Martyr and the Apologies for
Christianity
Apologists are writers who argues to defend or
justify a particular doctrine or ideology that is viewed
under persecutory examinations - such as Christianity.
Justin was a Christian writer (later made a saint and called
Justin Martyr) a philosopher and the author of the Apologies
for Christianity. His apology was dedicated to Emperor
Antoninus Pius and its purpose was to prove to the emperors,
upright and philosophical men, the injustice of the
persecution of the Christians. The Apologies for
Christianity were addressed to Antoninus Pius, Marcus
Aurelius and the Roman Senate. Justin later suffered
martyrdom at Rome under the Emperor Marcus Aurelius
Dynasties of Roman Emperors -
Five Good Emperors & Nervan / Antonine Dynasty (96–192)
The Five Good Emperors and
the Nervan / Antonine Dynasty (96–192). The Five Good
Emperors were Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius and
Marcus Aurelius. The Five Good Emperors were so named by the
political philosopher, Niccolo Machiavelli who gave them
this name in 1503 due to their good government and the
respect given to them by the people of Rome. The Nervan and
Antonine dynasty consisted of the "Five Good Emperors" (Nerva,
Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius)
together with Lucius Verus, who ruled jointly with Marcus
Aurelius, and Commodus the son of Marcus Aurelius.
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