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Faustina the Younger

Faustina the Younger

February 16, 125 –175

Politician

Lived 49 years

Born in
Rome
Passed away in
Faustinopolis

Annia Galeria Faustina the Younger (c. 130 AD, – 175/176 AD) was Roman empress from 161 to her death as the wife of emperor Marcus Aurelius, her maternal cousin. Faustina was the youngest child of emperor Antoninus Pius and empress Faustina the Elder. She was held in high esteem by soldiers and her husband as Augusta and Mater Castrorum ('Mother of the Camp') and was given divine honours after her death.

Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faustina_the_Younger