CLA231H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Antoninus Pius, Didius Julianus, Clodius Albinus
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Today"s topics: (1) antoninus pius (138-161) (a) diva faustina (2)marcus aurelius and lucius verus (161-169) (3)marcus aurelius (161-180) (4)commodus (180-192) (5) 193 ce- the year of the five emperors. During the lecture, take notes here. (1) antoninus pius (138-161) Death of hadrian in 138, leaving no sons (a) helvius pertinax, didius julianus, pescinnius niger, clodius albinus & septimius severus. Nea(cid:396) the e(cid:374)d of had(cid:396)ia(cid:374)s (cid:396)eig(cid:374), his (cid:396)elatio(cid:374)ship (cid:449)ith se(cid:374)ate dete(cid:396)io(cid:396)ated so deifi(cid:272)atio(cid:374) (cid:449)as ha(cid:396)d (cid:271)ut he su(cid:272)(cid:272)eeded. Possible received cognomen pius because of his extraordinary efforts to achieve the deification. So hadrian took to adopting, just as nerva and trajan I(cid:374)te(cid:374)ded su(cid:272)(cid:272)esso(cid:396) (cid:271)ut he died (cid:271)efo(cid:396)e had(cid:396)ia(cid:374) fo(cid:396)(cid:272)ed to adopt agai(cid:374) Came from a consular family, had senator status. First task was to achieve deification of hadrian. Spent the entire duration of his reign within italy. The(cid:396)e (cid:449)e(cid:396)e (cid:449)a(cid:396)s he (cid:449)as fo(cid:396)(cid:272)ed to take pa(cid:396)t i(cid:374) (cid:271)ut he used legates. One of the foreign successes of antoninus (battle with britons)
