Biographies of Romans (Women)
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Julia the Elder (daughter of Augustus)
Julia the Elder Julia (Iulia) was born in 39 BCE as the only daughter of Emperor Octavian Augustus and Scribonia. The emperor divorced Scribonia on the same day that she gave birth to Julia. In 37 BCE as a 2-year-old ... 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
Cleopatra VII
Cleopatra VII was the lover of two great Roman leaders: Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Cleopatra VII was born in 69 BCE as Cleopatra VII Philopator. She was also known as Cleopatra the Great. She was the last pharaoh ruling ... 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
Tullia – daughter of Cicero
Tullia – the beloved daughter of an eminent Roman speaker and politician, Cicero – was born in 79 or 78 BCE. She was the first child and the only daughter of Cicero and Terentia. Her younger brother was Marcus Tullius ... Read more
Cornelia Africana the Younger
Cornelia rejecting Ptolemy’s crown, Laurent de La Hyre Cornelia Africana the Younger (Cornelia Africana) was born around 190 BCE. She went down in history as an exemplary Roman matron, a chaste woman living in accordance with Roman values and a ... Read more
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