Titus Aurelius Fulvus Boionius Antoninus[1] Titus Aelius Caesar Antoninus (adoption)[2]
Regnal name
Imperator Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus Pius[2]
Dynasty
Nerva–Antonine
Father
Titus Aurelius Fulvus (natural)
Hadrian (adoptive)
Mother
Arria Fadilla
Vibia Sabina (adoptive)
Religion
Ancient Roman religion
Denarius, struck 140 AD with portrait of Antoninus Pius (obverse) and his adoptive son Marcus Aurelius (reverse). Inscription: ANTIVS P. P., TR. P., CO[N]S. III / AVRELIVS CAES. AVG. PII F. CO[N]S.
Roman imperial dynasties
Nerva–Antonine dynasty (AD 96–192)
Chronology
Nerva
96–98
Trajan
98–117
Hadrian
117–138
Antoninus Pius
138–161
Lucius Verus
161–169
Marcus Aurelius
161–180
Commodus
177–192
Family
Nerva–Antonine family tree
Category:Nerva–Antonine dynasty
Succession
Preceded by Flavian dynasty
Followed by Year of the Five Emperors
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Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Pius (19 September AD 86 – 7 March 161) was Roman emperor from AD 138 to 161. He was the fourth of the Five Good Emperors from the Nerva–Antonine dynasty.[3]
Born into a senatorial family, Antoninus held various offices during the reign of Emperor Hadrian. He married Hadrian's niece Faustina, and Hadrian adopted him as his son and successor shortly before his death. Antoninus acquired the cognomen Pius after his accession to the throne, either because he compelled the Senate to deify his adoptive father,[4] or because he had saved senators sentenced to death by Hadrian in his later years.[5] His reign is notable for the peaceful state of the Empire, with no major revolts or military incursions during this time. A successful military campaign in southern Scotland early in his reign resulted in the construction of the Antonine Wall.
Antoninus was an effective administrator, leaving his successors a large surplus in the treasury, expanding free access to drinking water throughout the Empire, encouraging legal conformity, and facilitating the enfranchisement of freed slaves. He died of illness in AD 161 and was succeeded by his adopted sons Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus as co-emperors.
^Salomies, O (2014). "Adoptive and Polyonymous Nomenclature in the Roman Empire – Some Addenda". In Caldelli, M. L.; Gregori, G. L. (eds.). Epigrafia e ordine senatorio, 30 anni dopo. Edizioni Quasar. pp. 492–493. ISBN 9788871405674.
^ abCooley, Alison E. (2012). The Cambridge Manual of Latin Epigraphy. Cambridge University Press. pp. 492–493. ISBN 978-0-521-84026-2.
^Bowman 2000, p. 150.
^Birley 2000, p. 54; Dio, 70:1:2.
^Birley 2000, p. 55; citing the Historia Augusta, Life of Hadrian 24.4.
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the Forum Romanum. When AntoninusPius was deified after his death in 161 AD, the temple was re-dedicated to both Antoninus and Faustina by his successor...
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