A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. By various writers. Ed. by William Smith. Illustrated by numerous engravings on wood.

FAUSTINA. FAUSTULUS. 14
her honours, for she died, A. D. 141, in the thirty- as we infer from medals, took place about A. D. 221,
seventh year of her age. The profligacy of her but a divorce must speedily have followed. (Dion
life, and the honours with which she was loaded Cass. lxxix. 5; Herodian, v. 14; Eckhel, vol. vii.
both before and after her decease, have.been noticed p. 261.)
under ANTONINUS PIUS. The medals bearing her 5. MAXIMA FAUSTINA, the third wife of Conname and effigy exceed, both in number and variety stantius, whom he married at Antioch in A. D. 360,
of types, those struck in honour of any other royal a short period before his death. She gave birth to
personage aftr. death. One of these represents the a posthumous daughter, who received'the name of
temple dedicated to her memory in the Via Sacra, Flavia Maxima C6nfstantia,' and was eventually
which still remains in a very perfect state. (Capi- united to the emperor Gratian. We know nothing
tblin. Anton. Pius, 3, 5; Eckhel. vol. vii. p. 37.) with regard to the family of this Faustina, but she
appears again in history along with her child, as
one of the supporters of the rebel Procopius, who
made good use of the presence of the youthful
Rod x princess to inflame the zeal of his soldiers by reEin v I I 2gel Clkindling their enthusiasm for the glories of the
house from which she sprung. (Ducange, Fawn.
Byz. p. 48, 59;:Amm. Marc. xxi. 6. ~ 4, 15. ~ 6,
xxvi. 7. ~ 10, 9. ~ 8.). [W. R.]
COIN OF FAUSTINA SENIOR, commemorating the FAUSTI'NUS, a presbyter, who adhered to the
institution of the Puellae Alimentariae Fans- sect established by the intemperate Lucifer of
tinae. See ANTONINUS PIUs, p. 212. Cagliari, flourished towards the close of the fourth
century. Of his personal history we know almost
2. ANNIA FAUSTINA, or Finaustina Jgnior, was except in so far as it can be gleaned from
-the daughter of the elder Faustina. During the nothing, except n so far s t can be
three tracts which bear his name.
life of Hadrian she was betrothed to the son of a e r s e
1. Faustini de Trinitate s. I)De Fidecontra A riaAelius Caesar; but upon the accession of her father, nos ad Flacillam Imperatricem Lzbri VI This
Antoninus Pius, the match was broken off, in con- treatise, the subject of which is sufficiently ex
sequence of the extreme youth of L. Verus, and it plained by the title, has been erroneously ascribed
was fixed that she should become the bride of
to the Spanish bishop Gregorius. It is divided into
M. Aurelius, although the marriage was not so- seven books, or.rather chapters, and must have been
lemnized until A. D. 145 or 146. She died in a composednot later than A. D. 385, since Flacilla,
village on the skirts of Mount Taurus, in the year the first wife of Theodosius died in that year.
A. D. 175,. having accompanied the emperor to 2 Faustini Fides Tleodosio Iniperatori oblata.
Syria, when he visited the East for the purpose of A short Confession of Faith, written probably berestoring tranquillity after the rebellion of Avidius tween the years 379-381 at which period FausCassius, which is said to have been excited by her tinus appears to have resided at Eleutheropolis.
intrigues [M. AURELIUS; AVIDIUS CASSIUS]. 3. Libellus Precum, presented to Valentinianus
Her profligacy was so open and iifamous, that theosius about A D 38 It contains
and Theodosius about A. D. 384. It contains a
good nature or blindness of- her husband, who che-.good nature or blindness of.her husband, who che- defence of.. the tenets of the Luciferiani, craves the
rished her fondly while alive, and loaded her with protection of the emperors, and is believed to have
honours after her death, appear truly marvellous, been the joint work of Faustinus and Marcellinus..
(Dion Cass. Ixxi. 10, 22, 29, 31; Capitolin. Attached to it we find a Praefatio, from which we
M. Aur-el. 6, 19, 26 Eutrop. viii. 5; Eckhel, vol..L Aurel. 6, 19, 26; Eutrop. vi, 5; Eckhel vol. learn that the authors had twenty years before
vii. p.,V76.). taken a.most, active part in favour of Ursinus
K~"9~~u'"j~~d. against Damasus [DAMASUS], and had suffered
- Oc O ff X t2much persecution in consequence. This introduc-.'~ gfl2,2 to') - tion, which is extremely violent in its representa- En 4 XR ttt ID M tions, appears not to have been drawn up until
~_~f~ %j&i X Dafter the publication of the favourable rescript by
Theodosius to the petitions of the Libellus..
The De Trinitate was first printed in the OrthoCOIN OF FAUSTINA JUNIOR. doxograp71. of Heroldus, fol. Basil. 1555; the
3. DOMITIA FA1OST1NTA, a daughter of M. Au- Libellus, by Sirmond (8vo. Paris, 1650, and Sirrelius and the' younger Faustina. (Eckhel, vo mend, Oer. vol. vi i. p. 230. fol. Paris, 1696), to7. gether with'the rescript of,Theodosius and ancient
testimonies regarding the controversy between Da4. ANNIA FUSTINA, a grand-daughter or grelis, was the third of masus and UTrsinus; the Fides by Quesnel in the
grand-daughter of M. Aurelius, was the third of anenes et Constitut. Ecci. Rein., vol. ii. p. 138,
the numerous wives of Elagabalus. The marriage,
the numerous wives of Elagabalus. The marri 4to. Paris, 1675. The collected works of Fausti~f'~'- nus will be found in the Bibl. AlMax. Patrum, Lugdun. 1677, vol. v. p. 637, anld under their best
form in the Bibl. Patruim of Galland, vol. viii.
p. 441. (Gennadius,'de Viris li. 11.) [W. R.].
hi! 4 FAU'STULUS, the royal shepherd of Amulius
and husband of Acca Laurentia. He found RoQTB A m it.\Adlh, mulus and Remus as they were nursed by the sheoE a \- Xwolf, and carried the twins to his wife:to- be. brdught up. (Liv. i. 5.) He was believed to have
been killed, like Remus, by near relatives, while
COIN OF ANNIA FAUSTINA WIFE OF ELAGABALUS. he was endeavouring to settle a dispute between