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The Ostian Fasti record that this largesse to the Roman people was in the amount of 90 denarii per citizen and took place in spring 145, soon after the wedding of Marcus Aurelius and Faustina II. Without specifically mentioning the largesse, the Historia Augusta states that Antoninus fully celebrated the wedding of his daughter and adopted son, even to the point of distributing a donative to the soldiers.
With some justification, the Romans have been said to have invented the welfare state by instituting state-run schemes to distribute food to the urban poor, various low-interest loan programs, and regular cash handouts as depicted on the reverse of this aureus.
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With some justification, the Romans have been said to have invented the welfare state by instituting state-run schemes to distribute food to the urban poor, various low-interest loan programs, and regular cash handouts as depicted on the reverse of this aureus.
Antoninus Pius The Fourth Liberality
The Ostian Fasti record that this largesse to the Roman people was in the amount of 90 denarii per citizen and took place in spring 145, soon after the wedding of Marcus Aurelius and Faustina II. Without specifically mentioning the largesse, the Historia Augusta states that Antoninus fully...