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Antoninus Pius

Antoninus Pius: emperor of the Roman world (r.138-161).

Names:

Successor of: Hadrian

Relatives:

father: Aurelius Fulvius
mother: Arria Fadilla
married to: Faustina I
children: Marcus Aurelius Fulvius Antoninus, Marcus Galerius Aurelius Antoninus, Aurelia Fadilla, Faustina II (married to Marcus Aurelius)

138 Succeeds Hadrian; accepts the title Pius
139 Consul II (with Gaius Bruttius Praesens); victory over the Brigantes by Lollius Urbicus; apotheosis of Hadrian
140 Consul III (with Marcus Aurelius, caesar)
141 Death of Faustina I
144 Outbreak of war against the Moors
145 Consul IV (with with Marcus Aurelius II, caesar); dedication of Temple of Hadrian; Antoninus' daughter Faustina II marries Marcus Aurelius
148 Celebration of Rome's ninth centennial; Decennalia; debasement of the denarius
152 End of the Moorish war
157 Operations in Dacia; accepts the titles Germanicus and Dacicus
158 Vicennalia
159 Reorganization of Dacia
160 Risings in Africa suppressed
161 Death

Buildings:

Antoninus Pius (bust from Philippi)

Rome: Temple of Hadrian; Temple of Faustina
Baalbek: temple of Bacchus and Great Court of the temple of Jupiter

Succeeded by: Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus