CLAS 335 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Antoninus Pius, Pater Patriae, Antonine Wall
18 Mar 2018
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Born titus aurelius antoninus in italy in 86. Father and grandfather from nimes (cid:336)new nobility(cid:337) Proconsul in asia (cid:400)(cid:402)(cid:402)-(cid:400)(cid:402)6, then a member of hadrian"s consilium. Voted (cid:2210)tle of (cid:318)pius(cid:319) a(cid:91)er he convinced the senate to deify his adop(cid:2210)ve father hadrian (cid:336)in exchange for a small concession(cid:337) Spent most of the (cid:2210)me in italy, by contrast with his predecessors and successors. Prided himself on con(cid:2210)nuing to behave just like the other senators. A temple to her is built and a fund is established in her name for orphaned children.
