COMPANION

Faustina the Elder

105 - 140

Photo of Faustina the Elder

Icon of person Faustina the Elder

Annia Galeria Faustina the Elder, sometimes referred to as Faustina I or Faustina Major (c. 100 – late October 140), was a Roman empress and wife of the Roman emperor Antoninus Pius. The emperor Marcus Aurelius was her nephew and later became her adopted son, along with Emperor Lucius Verus. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Faustina the Elder has received more than 234,619 page views. Her biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Faustina the Elder is the 208th most popular companion (down from 184th in 2019), the 958th most popular biography from Italy (down from 887th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Italian Companion.

Faustina the Elder was a Roman Empress and wife of Emperor Antoninus Pius. She was most famous for her religious devotion, and for being the first Roman Empress to have a temple dedicated to her.

Memorability Metrics

  • 230k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.32

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Faustina the Elder ranks 208 out of 784. Before her are Adela of Champagne, Berenice II of Egypt, María Isabella of Spain, Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Matilda of Ringelheim, and Bertha of Holland. After her are Vibia Sabina, Nur Jahan, Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans, Rachele Mussolini, Scribonia, and Sophie of France.

Most Popular Companions in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 105, Faustina the Elder ranks 1. After her are Emperor Shang of Han, Alexander of Abonoteichus, and Gaeru of Baekje. Among people deceased in 140, Faustina the Elder ranks 1. After her are Menelaus of Alexandria, Basilides, Mithridates V of Parthia, and John Mark.

Others Born in 105

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 140

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Faustina the Elder ranks 958 out of 5,161. Before her are Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquess of Balbases (1569), Gabriele Falloppio (1523), Filippo Maria Visconti (1392), Hugo Pratt (1927), Jacopo Bassano (1510), and Gaius Musonius Rufus (25). After her are Frances of Rome (1384), Orazio Gentileschi (1563), Giacomo Agostini (1942), Vibia Sabina (86), Giuseppe Tornatore (1956), and Carlo Carrà (1881).

Others born in Italy

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among COMPANIONS In Italy

Among companions born in Italy, Faustina the Elder ranks 20. Before her are Maria Luisa of Savoy (1688), Margherita of Savoy (1851), Amalasuntha (495), Clementia of Hungary (1293), Julia (-76), and Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies (1806). After her are Vibia Sabina (86), Rachele Mussolini (1890), Scribonia (-70), Adelaide of Austria (1822), Amélie of Leuchtenberg (1812), and Constance of Sicily, Queen of Aragon (1249).

Italian born Companions

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous