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Faustina the Elder
Sign in to saveAlso known as Annia Galeria Faustina, Faustina I, Faustina Major, Faustina Maior, Annia Galeria Faustina Major
Roman empress and wife of the Roman emperor Antoninus Pius
Key facts
- Tenure
- 138 – 140
- Born
- c. 100
- Died
- late October 140 (aged 40), near Rome , Italy
- Burial
- Mausoleum of Hadrian
- Spouse
- Antoninus Pius
- Issue
- Marcus Aurelius Fulvius Antoninus (died before 138) Marcus Galerius Aurelius Antoninus (died before 138) Aurelia Fadilla (died in 135) Annia Galeria Faustina Minor or Faustina the Younger
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of birth
- Ancient Rome
- Spouse
- Antoninus Pius
- Father
- Marcus Annius Verus
- Mother
- Rupilia Faustina
- Sibling
- Marcus Annius Verus
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Family
- Antonines
- Image
- Colossal portrait of Faustina the Elder, from the Pantanello at Hadrian's Villa, 138-140 AD, Vatican Museums, Rome (9459345263).jpg
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- Commons category
- Faustina Major
- date of birth
- 0100-00-00
- date of death
- 0140-01-01
- Commons gallery
- Faustina Major
- gens
- Annia gens
- place of burial
- Castel Sant'Angelo
- name in native language
- Annia Galeria Faustina
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Encyclopedic overview
DynastyNerva–Antonine FatherMarcus Annius Verus MotherRupilia Faustina
Annia Galeria Faustina the Elder, sometimes referred to as Faustina I or Faustina Major (c. 100 – late October 140), was a Roman empress and wife of the Roman emperor Antoninus Pius. The emperor Marcus Aurelius was her nephew and later became her adopted son, along with Emperor Lucius Verus. She died early in the principate of Antoninus Pius, but continued to be prominently commemorated as a diva, posthumously playing a prominent symbolic role during his reign.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Faustina the Elder” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.