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Definition: Antoninus


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. Emperor of Rome; nephew and son-in-law and adoptive son of Antonius Pius; Stoic philosopher; the decline of the Roman Empire began under Marcus Aurelius (121-180).[Wordnet].
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Date "Antoninus" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1498. (references)

Domain	Definition
Literature	Antoninus The Wall of Antonine. A turf entrenchment raised by the Romans from Dunglass Castle, on the Clyde, to Caer Ridden Kirk, near the Firth of Forth under the direction of Lollius Urbicus, legate of Antoninus Pius, A.D 140. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
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Expressions	Definition
Antoninus Liberalis	Antoninus Liberalis, Greek grammarian, probably flourished about AD 150. (references)
Flavius Antoninus	Gaius Flavius Antoninus (88 BC-44 BC) was a Roman general who helped in the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BC. He was later murdered by a male prostitute hired by Marc Antony. (references)
Itinerary of Antoninus	The Itinerary of Antoninus is a valuable geographical work supposed of date 44 B.C. (references)
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus	Emperor of Rome; nephew and son-in-law and adoptive son of Antonius Pius; Stoic philosopher; the decline of the Roman Empire began under Marcus Aurelius (121-180). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Saint Antoninus	Saint Antoninus (Antonio Pierozzi, also called De Forciglioni) (March 1, 1389-May 2, 1459), archbishop of Florence, was born at that city on March 1, 1389. He entered the Dominican order in his 16th year, and was soon entrusted, in spite of his youth, with the government of various houses of his order at Cortona, Rome, Naples and Florence, which he laboured zealously to reform. (references)
St. Antoninus	St. Antoninus is a Catholic Saint who died in 660 and whose relics are enshrined in St. Simplician's church in Milan by St. Charles Borromeo. During his life he held the position of Archbishop of Milan for one year. (references)
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Antoninus can refer to any of a variety of individuals:

Antoninus Pius (86–161) or other Antonines, especially Marcus Aurelius
Caracalla (186–217)
Antoninus Liberalis, an ancient Greek grammarian who lived between the first and third centuries AD

Saint Antoninus can refer to:

Topics by Level of Interest: Antoninus
Topics sorted by level of Interest	Level (1=low, 600=high)	Topics sorted Alphabetically	Level (1=low, 600=high)
Antoninus Pius	94	Antoninus	3
Column of Antoninus Pius	11	Antoninus Liberalis	9
Temple of Antoninus and Faustina	9	Antoninus of Florence	7
Antoninus Liberalis	9	Antoninus of Sorrento	7
Antoninus of Florence	7	Antoninus Pius	94
Antoninus of Sorrento	7	Arrius Antoninus	3
Quintus Haterius Antoninus	4	Column of Antoninus Pius	11
Arrius Antoninus	3	Flavius Antoninus	2
Antoninus	3	Marcus Antoninus	2
Saint Antoninus	2	Quintus Haterius Antoninus	4
Marcus Antoninus	2	Saint Antoninus	2
Flavius Antoninus	2	Temple of Antoninus and Faustina	9
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).