Faustina the elder
Annia Galeria Faustina (* 105 ; † before October 24, 140 ), called to distinguish it from her daughter of the same name Faustina the elder , was the wife of the Roman emperor Antoninus Pius . Faustina was the daughter of the Consul of 126, Marcus Annius Verus . Her mother Rupilia Faustina was the daughter of Emperor Trajan's niece Matidia and half-sister of Hadrian's wife Vibia Sabina . As the richest heiress of Rome, Faustina brought a large fortune to Antoninus at the time of their marriage around the year 110, which, however, he hardly touched. With her husband she had four children, two sons Marcus Galerius Aurelius Antoninus and Marcus Aurelius Fulvius Antoninus as well as the two daughters Aurelia Fadilla and Faustina, the only child who survived their parents. The daughter Faustina was given the addition of younger to distinguish it from her mother of the same name . When Antoninus Pius ascended the throne in 138, she received the title of Augusta . Her personality remains largely in the dark, as some rumors of licentiousness have been circulating about her, but they are inconclusive.
Faustina died before October 24, 140. On this day she was consecrated and honored with a funus censorium (a state funeral) before November 13 . She was buried in Hadrian's mausoleum . After her death, the Senate allowed the minting of numerous coins with her portrait and also provided them with divine attributes. Antoninus had a Faustina temple built above the Roman Forum , which was also dedicated to him after his death. Your commemorating Antoninus also set up a foundation to alimentation a young girl who puellae Faustinianae . After the death of Antoninus, Mark Aurel erected a triumphal column in his and Faustina's honor, of which only the base has survived.
literature
- Anthony Birley : Mark Aurel. Kaiser and philosopher (= Beck'sche black series. 160). 2nd revised and expanded edition. CH Beck, Munich 1977, ISBN 3-406-06760-3 .
- Paul von Rohden : Annius 120 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 2, Stuttgart 1894, Col. 2312 f.
Web links
Remarks
- ↑ a b c Antonius Lux (ed.): Great women of world history. A thousand biographies in words and pictures . Sebastian Lux Verlag, Munich 1963, p. 165.
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SURNAME | Faustina the elder |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Anna Galeria Faustina |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | roman empress |
DATE OF BIRTH | 105 |
DATE OF DEATH | before October 24th 140 |