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Also Known As Titus Aurelius Fulvius Boionius Arrius Antoninus • Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus Pius
Born September 19, 86 • Italy
Died March 7, 161 (aged 74) • Etruria
Title / Office emperor (138-161), Roman Empire • governor (133-136), Asia • consul (120-120), Roman Empire
Notable Family Members daughter Annia Galeria Faustina

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