On This Day in Ancient History - The Pious Emperor

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The future Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius was born Titus Aurelius Fulvus Boionius Arrius Antoninus on September 19, 86 A.D. in Lanuvium, Italy. He ruled as Roman Emperor from A.D. 138-161, and earned his name for piety for his treatment of his predecessor, Hadrian.