Roman Empress and wife of Antoninus Pius
Unlike most Emperors and Empresses of Rome Faustina and Antoninus really loved each other and ruled over a mostly peaceful and prosperous empire. One type of coin that survives bears an inscription explaining that one of her charities was to help educate women and poor girls in Rome. Marcus Aurelius was her nephew and later adopted son; another adopted son was Lucius Verus (both later Emperors). At her death her husband had her deified and dedicated a temple to her in the Roman Forum, he also opened a charity in her name to help orphaned girls in Rome and had many coins struck with her image.The multitude of these surviving coins allows for a broader look into Roman history at that time.
Unlike most Emperors and Empresses of Rome Faustina and Antoninus really loved each other and ruled over a mostly peaceful and prosperous empire. One type of coin that survives bears an inscription explaining that one of her charities was to help educate women and poor girls in Rome. Marcus Aurelius was her nephew and later adopted son; another adopted son was Lucius Verus (both later Emperors). At her death her husband had her deified and dedicated a temple to her in the Roman Forum, he also opened a charity in her name to help orphaned girls in Rome and had many coins struck with her image.The multitude of these surviving coins allows for a broader look into Roman history at that time.
Roman Empress and wife of Antoninus Pius
Unlike most Emperors and Empresses of Rome Faustina and Antoninus really loved each other and ruled over a mostly peaceful and prosperous empire. One type of coin that survives bears an inscription explaining that one of her charities was to help educate women and poor girls in Rome. Marcus Aurelius was her nephew and later adopted son; another adopted son was Lucius Verus (both later Emperors). At her death her husband had her deified and dedicated a temple to her in the Roman Forum, he also opened a charity in her name to help orphaned girls in Rome and had many coins struck with her image.The multitude of these surviving coins allows for a broader look into Roman history at that time.
Unlike most Emperors and Empresses of Rome Faustina and Antoninus really loved each other and ruled over a mostly peaceful and prosperous empire. One type of coin that survives bears an inscription explaining that one of her charities was to help educate women and poor girls in Rome. Marcus Aurelius was her nephew and later adopted son; another adopted son was Lucius Verus (both later Emperors). At her death her husband had her deified and dedicated a temple to her in the Roman Forum, he also opened a charity in her name to help orphaned girls in Rome and had many coins struck with her image.The multitude of these surviving coins allows for a broader look into Roman history at that time.
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