Column of Antoninus Pius
The Column of Antoninus Pius was erected in Rome to commemorate Antoninus and his wife Faustina by his adoptive sons and heirs, Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus after the emperor’s death in 161. The central relief shows the Apotheosis of Antoninus and Faustina. They are borne aloft on the wings of a genius figure, sometimes identified as Aion, and flanked by eagles.
