Answer the following question: Facts: - issue: faustina sons , all died before 138 -lrb- natural -rrb- ; the marcus aurelius and lucius verus -lrb- adoptive -rrb- younger , one other daughter and two - death place: lorium - caption: bust . of antoninus pius , at glyptothek , munich - succession: 15th emperor of the roman empire - reign: 11 july 138 -- 7 march 161 - successor: marcus aurelius and lucius verus , adopted sons - spouse: faustina - predecessor: hadrian , adopted father - mother: arria fadilla - death date: 161 3 7 86 9 19 y - father: titus adoptive , from 25 feb. 138 -rrb- aurelius fulvus -lrb- natural -rrb- ; hadrian -lrb- - birth date: 86 9 19 y - name: antoninus fulvus pius - image: antoninus pius glyptothek munich 337 cropped.jpg - birth place: near lanuvium , italy Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of antoninus pius .
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antoninus pius -lrb- ; born 19 september , 86 ad -- died 7 march , 161 ad -rrb- , also known as antoninus , was roman emperor from 138 to 161 .he was one of the five good emperors in the nerva -- antonine dynasty and the aurelii .he acquired the name pius after his accession to the throne , either because he compelled the senate to deify his adoptive father hadrian , or because he had saved senators sentenced to death by hadrian in his later years .