Faustina the Elder

Annia Galeria Faustina (* 105, † before 24 October 140 ), called to distinguish them from their eponymous daughter Faustina the Elder, was the wife of the Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius.

Life

Faustina was the daughter of the consul of the year 126, Marcus Annius Verus, and Faustina Rupilia. She brought the richest heiress in Rome during the time of her marriage around the year 110 a great fortune to Antoninus, which this hardly antastete. With her ​​husband she had four children, of which only Faustina the Younger survived their parents. On the accession of Antoninus Pius 138, she received the title of Augusta. Your personality remains largely in the dark, because although some rumors were circulating about self-indulgence about them, but these are not very meaningful.

Honors

Faustina died before 24 October 140 This day was consecrated them and honored ( a state funeral ) before November 13 with a funus censorium. She was buried in Hadrian's Mausoleum. After her death, the Senate authorized the minting of numerous coins with her ​​image and also provided them with divine attributes. Antoninus had a Faustina Temple built above the Roman Forum, which was after his death also dedicated to him. Your taught to commemorate Antoninus also a foundation for the alimentation of young girls, which Puellae Faustinianae. Marcus Aurelius Antoninus was built after the death of a column to its triumph and Faustina's honor, of which only the base is preserved.