He was a very humble leader and believed in letting the citizens voice their opinion.
Many citizens looked up to him and thought of him as a very capable leader.
He served in the Roman consul which was the highest elected political office in the Roman Republic.
He was very outgoing and independent. For example, in 138 AD, he was adopted by the highly regarded emperor, Hadrian, and was designated as his successor.
After his death, the empire suffered due to the lack of his great rule, therefore, the empire suffered invasions by hostile tribes, followed by severe civil strife.
Background At the very start of Antoninus’s rule, he was referred to by his original name which was Titus Aurelius Fulvius Boionius Arrius Antoninus.
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After 120 AD, Antoninus served in the Consul which held most, if not all of the power in the Roman Empire at the time.
In addition, Antoninus was considered to be the fourth of “the five good emperors” who obtained control of the empire for an 84 year period.
Antoninus ruled for a 23 year period from 117 AD to 138 AD.
Antoninus was assigned by the emperor Hadrian to become emperor.
Educations Antoninus was brilliantly educated. He learned from the previous leader, Hadrian, who was also a very smart and overall good leader whom Antoninus learned from.
Since Antoninus was considered to be such a great leader, little happened in history throughout the time that he ruled, thus little is known as too what events occurred during that time period.
Time Period Throughout the time period Antoninus ruled, the Roman Empire had continued to thrive greatly in many different areas.
After Antoninus had died, the Roman Empire had begun to suffer greatly due to the lack of Antoninus’s great leadership.
After Antoninus’s wife had died, Antoninus had created a charitable institution for the poor in effort to help