Faustina Junior Daughter of Antoninus Pius Unfaithful Wife of Marcus Aurelius Mother of Emperor Commodus Annia Galeria Faustina Junior was the younger daughter of Antoninus Pius and Faustina Senior. Her second cousin, Hadrian, had proposed that she be married to Lucius Verus. His father was Aelius, but when he died, Hadrian then chose Antoninus Pius […]

  Marcus Aurelius 161 – 180 AD Born 121 – died 180 AD, age 59 MARCUS ANNIUS VERUS, the stoic philosopher, was born in Rome in 121 A.D., the son of Annius Verus and Domitia Lucilla. Hadrian recognized the fine qualities of the youth, and he was originally betrothed to the daughter of Aelius Caesar. After […]

Galerius Antoninus Son of Antoninus Pius Marcus Galerius Aurelius Antoninus was the second son of Antoninus Pius and Faustina Senior, who died while still very young. He was remembered with a sepulchral inscription in Hadrian’s Mausoleum and by the coinage of a single bronze issue of an unknown Greek city illustrated here. Antoninus Pius’ Children […]

Faustina Senior Empress 138-140 AD Wife of Antoninus Pius Died 140 AD Faustina Senior was Antoninus Pius’s wife. They were married before his accession in 110 AD. Faustina was the daughter of the Consul Marcus Annius Verus and Rupilla Faustina. She was born in Rome before the reign of Trajan. Faustina bore four children: two […]

Antoninus Pius 138 – 161 AD Born 86 – Died 161 AD, Age 75 Titus Aurelius Fulvua Boionius Arrius Antoninus, known to history as Antoninus Pius, was born of a good family in Nimes in the Gallia Narbonensis region (Southern France). Several members of his family had served as consuls of Rome, which enabled him […]

Aelius Caesar As Caesar, 136 – 138 AD In 136 AD, Hadrian was in failing health and chose that moment to select his successor. Hadrian chose Lucius Ceionius Commodus, and upon his adoption, his name was changed to Lucius Aelius Caesar. Aelius was the son of a powerful senatorial family who came to the attention […]

Antinous  Lover of Hadrian Antinous was the homosexual lover and companion of Emperor Hadrian (117-138AD). Nothing is known of his origin or age. Antinous was a Bithynian Greek youth who Hadrian became attracted to. He perhaps caught Hadrian’s eye on his trip to Bithynia about 123AD. Hadrian then took him to Rome, where he was […]

Sabina Wife of Hadrian Died 137 AD Vibia Sabina was the daughter of Matidia and grandniece of Trajan. At the prompting of Trajan’s wifePlotina, the marriage of Sabina to Hadrian took place in 100 AD without the full support of Trajan himself. The families of Trajan and Hadrian were already linked in the past since Trajan’s father was the brother of Hadrian’s […]

Hadrian 117-138 AD Born January 24th, 76 – Died 138 AD, Age 62 Publius Aelius Hadrianus, was born in Rome on January 24th, 76 AD although his family had settled in Italica (Spain) nearly 300 years prior when that region was first opened to Roman colonists. In 86 AD, Hadrian lost his father at the […]

Trajan Pater Died 100 AD The Father of Trajan died in 100 AD. He was also related to Hadrian since he was the brother of Hadrian’s grandfather. Out of respect for his family, Trajan issued commemorative coinage for most members of his family following their death. He honored his father both in sculpture as well as […]