Back فوستينا الكبرى Arabic فوستينا الكبرى ARZ Faustina la Mayor AST Фаустина Старша Bulgarian Faustina an Henañ Breton Faustina Major Catalan Faustina (starší) Czech Faustina den ældre Danish Faustina die Ältere German Φαυστίνα η Πρεσβύτερη Greek
| Faustina the Elder | |||||||||
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 Bust of Faustina Major in the Altes Museum (Berlin) | |||||||||
| Roman empress | |||||||||
| Tenure | 138 – 140 | ||||||||
| Born | c. 100 | ||||||||
| Died | late October 140 (aged 40) near Rome, Italy | ||||||||
| Burial | |||||||||
| Spouse | Antoninus Pius | ||||||||
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| Dynasty | Nerva–Antonine | ||||||||
| Father | Marcus Annius Verus | ||||||||
| Mother | Rupilia Faustina | ||||||||
Annia Galeria Faustina the Elder, sometimes referred to as Faustina I or Faustina Major[1] (c. 100[3][6] – late October 140),[7][8][2] was a Roman empress and wife of the Roman emperor Antoninus Pius. The emperor Marcus Aurelius was her nephew and later became her adopted son, along with Emperor Lucius Verus. She died early in the principate of Antoninus Pius, but continued to be prominently commemorated as a diva, posthumously playing a prominent symbolic role during his reign.[9]
- ^ An inscription from Liguria (CIL V, 07617) refers to her (in the genitive) as DIVAE FAVSTINAE MAIORIS.
- ^ a b D. Kienast (2017). Römische Kaisertabelle. Darmstadt: Wissenschaflische Gesellschaft. p. 130.
- ^ Levick (2014), p. 169, estimates her birth year as c. 97 CE, while noting the estimate of c. 105 in Kienast (1990). Römische Kaisertabelle. A latter edition of Kienast's book, however, simply states that her birthdate is unknown and then proceeds to mentions Levick's estimate.[2]
- ^ Feriale Duranum 3.7.
- ^ Inscriptiones Italiae 13(02): 43.
- ^ The Feriale Duranum records the birthday of Diva Faustina as 20–22 September (between 10 and 12 days before the kalends of October).[4] However, it's not possible to determine if this is Faustina I or Faustina II. A Roman inscription records the birthday of Faustinae uxoris Antonini as 16 February (14 days before the kalends of March).[5] The text could refer to either Faustina I, who married Antoninus Pius, or Faustina II, who married Marcus Aurelius Antoninus.
- ^ Birley, Anthony (2000). Marcus Aurelius, Routledge, p. 243. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-17125-3
- ^ According to S. Vidman's interpretation of the Fasti Ostienses (1982, p. 122; cited by Beckmann (2012), p. 22), Faustina died sometime in the range 21–23 October, while her funeral occurred sometime between 6 and 12 November. See Beckmann (2012), p. 22.
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