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 | | In his lifetime Antoninus fully justified the honorific surname of Pius, bestowed on him by the senate: his death, unlike that of most other emperors, was appropriately calm and dignified. |
 | | Wife: Annia Galeria Faustina 'the younger' (eight sons; Titus Aurelius Antoninus, Titus Aelius Aurelius, Tituts Aelius Antoninus, unknown, Titus Aurelius Fulvus Antoninus, Lucius Aurelius Commodus, Marcus Annius Averus, Hadrianus; 6 daughters; Domitia Faustina, Annia Aurelia Galeria Lucilla, Annia Aurelia Galeria Faustina, Fadilla, Cornificia, Vibia Aurelia Sabina). |
 | | In contrast to Antoninus' tranquil reign, his successor, Marcus Aurelius, had to spend most of his time in the field at the head of his armies, one of which brought back from an eastern campaign the most virulent plague of the Roman era, which spread throughout the whole empire. |
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