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Valeria, the name of the women of the Valeria gens. Valeria, first priestess of Fortuna Muliebris in 488 BC [1]; Aemilia Tertia (с. 230 – 163 or 162 BC), wife of Scipio Africanus and mother of Cornelia (see below), noted for the unusual freedom given her by her husband, her enjoyment of luxuries, and her influence as role model for elite Roman women after the Second Punic War.
Cassius Scaeva - centurion of Julius Caesar's 8th legion Depiction of Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Corculum Marcus Aemilius Scaurus - three; two consuls and a praetor Lucius Cornelius Scipio - two; consul and son of Scipio Africanus Major
The educated and well-traveled Vibia Sabina (c. 136 AD) was a grand-niece of the emperor Trajan and became the wife of his successor Hadrian. [1]Freeborn women in ancient Rome were citizens (cives), [2] but could not vote or hold political office. [3]
In the Roman army during classical antiquity, a centurion (/ s ɛ n ˈ tj ʊər i ə n /; Latin: centurio [kɛn̪ˈt̪ʊrioː], pl. centuriones ; Ancient Greek : κεντυρίων , romanized : kentyríōn , or Ancient Greek: ἑκατόνταρχος , romanized: hekatóntarkhos ), was a commander, nominally of a century ( Latin : centuria ...
Pages in category "3rd-century Roman women" The following 63 pages are in this category, out of 63 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aelia Sabina;
Sons, by comparison, were distinguished by a praenomen, the first or personal name of a Roman male's typical three names (tria nomina). The eldest son was most often given the same praenomen as his father, with others given the name of a grandfather or uncle. [2]
Name Dates Biography & Archaeological Data Aurelia Nais: 3rd century CE Aurelia Nais, also known as 'Nais', was a Roman piscatrix (fish seller). [86] According to her funerary inscription, Nais was a freedwoman. Also mentioned on Aurelia's tomb monument were two fellow freedmen by the names of Gaius Aurelius Phileros and Lucius Valerius ...
Augusta was a Roman imperial honorific title given to empresses and women of the imperial families. It was the feminine form of Augustus. In the third century, Augustae could also receive the titles of Mater Senatus ("Mother of the Senate"), Mater Castrorum ("Mother of the Camp"), and Mater Patriae ("Mother of the Fatherland"). The title implied the greatest prestige. [clarify] Augustae could ...