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'''Antoninus Pius''' was the fourth of the [[Five Good Emperors]]. He was preceded by [[Hadrian]] and was succeeded by [[Marcus Aurelius]]. He served as emperor from A.D. 138 to A.D. 161. He was born in Lanuvium, an old Latin city southeast of Rome. During his reign as emperor he finished some public works that Hadrian had started and oversaw the completion of some additional public works. | '''Antoninus Pius''' was the fourth of the [[Five Good Emperors]]. He was preceded by [[Hadrian]] and was succeeded by [[Marcus Aurelius]]. He served as emperor from A.D. 138 to A.D. 161. He was born in Lanuvium, an old Latin city southeast of Rome. During his reign as emperor he finished some public works that Hadrian had started and oversaw the completion of some additional public works. | ||
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Titus Aurelius Fulvus Boionius Arrius Antoninus Pius (September 19, 86 – March 7, 161).
Antoninus Pius was the fourth of the Five Good Emperors. He was preceded by Hadrian and was succeeded by Marcus Aurelius. He served as emperor from A.D. 138 to A.D. 161. He was born in Lanuvium, an old Latin city southeast of Rome. During his reign as emperor he finished some public works that Hadrian had started and oversaw the completion of some additional public works.
He persecuted Christians, and followed a contemptible philosophy called "Epicureism", for which a man should think only to flesh pleasures. This is clearly banned from the Bible and the Gospels.