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Antoninus Pius Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus Pius Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus Augustus Caesar Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Augustus Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Emperor of Rome; nephew and son-in-law and adoptive son of Antonius Pius; Stoic philosopher; the decline of the Roman Empire began under Marcus Aurelius (121-180)

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Antoninus Pius
in full Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus Pius born Sept. 19, 86, Lanuvium, Latium died March 7, 161, Lorium, Etruria Roman emperor (AD 138-161). Of Gallic origins, he served as consul (120) before being assigned judicial administrative duties in Italy. He later governed the province of Asia ( 134). He became an adviser to Hadrian and in 138 was made Hadrian's heir. On accession he had the deceased emperor declared a god; for such dutiful acts he was named Pius ("Pious"). He quelled rebellions in Britain and other provinces and built the Antonine Wall