Biographies of Romans (Women)
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Faustina the Elder
Faustina the Elder Faustina the Elder was the daughter of Marek Annius Verus and Faustina Rupilia. She also went down in history as the aunt of emperor Marcus Aurelius. But her biography also hides an interesting story – she was ... Read more
Statilia Messalina
Statilia Messalina, third wife of Nero. Zdjęcie: TimeTravelRome | Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. Statilia Messalina was the third and last wife of Emperor Nero. We know very little about her person. History did not tell us the exact ... Read more
Livia Drusilla
Livia Drusilla. She was the first empress of Rome. The most controversial of all the next. Her strength of character and the role she played at Augustus’ side caused Tacitus, Suetonius and others to perceive her as an imperious person ... Read more
Flavia Domitilla
Flavia Domitilla Photo: DK-National Aggregation Service / Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. Flavia Domitilla (before 20-before 69 CE) was the wife of Vespasian, the mother of the Flavian dynasty and its successors: Titus and Domitian. She came ... Read more
Hypatia of Alexandria
Hypatia, Jules Maurice Gaspard Hypatia of Alexandria was born around 350-370 CE. She was a Hellenic mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher; head of the Neoplatonic school in Alexandria, where she taught astronomy, philosophy and mathematics. The history of the extremely brutal ... Read more
Pomponia Graecina
Danuta Stenka as Pomponia Graecina in the film “Quo vadis” (2001). Pomponia Graecina was probably born in the first century CE, although the exact date is unknown. Her family connections are also not exactly known, although they can be partially ... Read more
Antonia the Younger
Bust of Antoni the Younger. Antonia the Younger (JuliaAntonia Minor) was born on January 31, 36 BCE. in Athens. She was the second, next to Antonia the Elder, daughter of Mark Antony and Octavia the Younger. Wife of Drusus the ... Read more
Octavia the Younger
Bust of Octavia the Younger. Author: G.dallorto Octavia the Younger (Octavia Minor) was born in 69 BCE in Nola (Italy). She was the elder sister of the future first emperor of Rome – Octavian Augustus and the fourth wife of ... Read more
Septimia Zenobia
Coin of Zenobia (the so-called antoninian – coin minted in the Roman Empire, introduced by Caracalla) titling the ruler of Palmyra augusta. Creative Commons Attribution license - On the same terms 3.0. Septimia Zenobia was the wife of the king ... Read more
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