Antoninus Pius was a just and effective emperor. He preferred to remain in Rome and let other generals fight the campaigns against outside threats. He spent little on public works, initiating few of his own, but completing what had been started by Hadrian. In preparation for the succession, he married his adoptive son Marcus Aurelius to his daughter. He was buried in Hadrian's Mausoleum, today known as Castel Sant'Angelo, after a peaceful death. The Temple he had built in the Roman Forum in 141 AD to his deified wife Faustina was rededicated as the Temple of the deified Faustina and the deified Antoninius. The Column of Marcus Aurelius was, at one time, thought to be the Column of Antoninus Pius, but that column has been lost forever.

                                            

Places in Rome to see the contributions of Antoninus Pius:

• Built the Temple of Antoninus Pius and Faustina in the Roman Forum for his wife, but after his death it became dedicated to him as well.
• Restored the Sacellum of Bacchus in the Roman Forum
• Completed the Temple of Venus and Rome in the Roman Forum
• Restored the Colosseum and the Pantheon
• Built the Temple of Hadrian to honor Hadrian.
• Built the Baths of Neptune in Ostia Antica.

See also:

• My Antoninus Pius photos