Antoninus Pius
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Antoninus Pius (Laitin: Titus Fulvius Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus Pius;[1][2] born 19 September, 86 AD – died 7 Mairch, 161 AD), forby kent as Antoninus, wis Roman Emperor frae 138 tae 161. He wis a member o the Nerva-Antonine dynasty an the Aurelii.[3]
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Antoninus Fulvius Pius | |||||
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15t Emperor o the Roman Empire | |||||
![]() Bust o Antoninus Pius, at Glyptothek, Munich. | |||||
Ring | 11 Julie 138 – 7 Mairch 161 | ||||
Predecessor | Hadrian | ||||
Successor | Marcus Aurelius an Lucius Verus | ||||
Born | 19 September 86 near Lanuvium, Italy | ||||
Dee'd | 7 Mairch 161 74) Lorium | (aged||||
Buirial | Hadrian's Mausoleum | ||||
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Issue | Faustina the Younger, ane ither dauchter an twa sons, aw died afore 138 (naitural); Marcus Aurelius an Lucius Verus (adoptive) | ||||
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Imperial Dynasty | Antonine | ||||
Faither | Titus Aurelius Fulvius (natural); Hadrian (adoptive, from 25 Feb. 138) | ||||
Mither | Arria Fadilla |
He acquired the name Pius efter his accession tae the throne, either acause he compelled the Senate tae deify his adoptive faither Hadrian,[4] or acause he haed saved senators sentenced tae daith bi Hadrian in his later years.[5]
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