Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The final empress of the east, and final Roman empress overall, was Maria of Trebizond, wife of Emperor John VIII Palaiologos. In addition to basílissa and autokráteira, many later eastern empresses bore the title δέσποινα (déspoina), the female form of the male title despotes, a common title in the later empire.
The Holy Roman Empress or Empress of the Holy Roman Empire (Kaiserin des Heiligen Römischen Reiches) was the wife or widow of the Holy Roman Emperor. The elective dignity of Holy Roman emperor was restricted to males only, but some empresses, such as Theophanu and Maria Theresa , were de facto rulers of the Empire.
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.
Artists have failed to depict a complete set of Roman empresses, but we can still learn from the individual stories of those ancient women Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support ...
Theophanu, mural at Wichelen, Belgium, by CAZ. Theophanu (955–991) was a Byzantine princess who became Holy Roman Empress through marriage to Emperor Otto II.As the trusted political partner of her husband and later the regent of her young son Otto III, she left a remarkable legacy as one of the most powerful female rulers of the Ottonian era as well as of the Holy Roman Empire's history in ...
Based on Roman art and literature, small breasts and wide hips were the ideal body type for women considered alluring by Roman men. [169] Roman art from the Augustan period shows idealized women as substantial and fleshy, with a full abdomen and breasts that are rounded, [ 170 ] not pendulous. [ 171 ]
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 ...
Annia Galeria Faustina the Younger (c. 130 AD, [1] [4] – 175/176 AD) [5] was Roman empress from 161 to her death as the wife of emperor Marcus Aurelius, her maternal cousin. Faustina was the youngest child of emperor Antoninus Pius and empress Faustina the Elder .