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Coin of Pescennius Niger, a Roman usurper who claimed imperial power AD 193–194. Legend: IMP CAES C PESC NIGER IVST AVG. While the imperial government of the Roman Empire was rarely called into question during its five centuries in the west and fifteen centuries in the east, individual emperors often faced unending challenges in the form of usurpation and perpetual civil wars. [30]
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.
Pages in category "Wives of Roman emperors" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Afinia Gemina ...
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Category: Women from the Roman Empire. 3 languages. ... 1st-century Roman women (4 C, 118 P) 2nd-century Roman women (1 C, 62 P) 3rd-century Roman women (2 C, 63 P)
List of Mughal emperors: Indian Empire [a] 1877–1947 King-Emperor: Emperor of India: East Asia Imperial China: 221 BC–1912 皇帝, pronounced Huángdì ("Godly Ruler") List of Chinese emperors: Japan: 660 BC-Present 天皇, pronounced Tennō ("Heavenly Sovereign") 皇帝, pronounced Kōtei ("Godly Ruler") List of emperors of Japan: Goguryeo ...
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 ...
The First Ladies of Rome: the Women behind the Caesars. London: Jonathan Cape. Bruce W. Frier, Thomas A. J. McGinn (2004). A casebook on Roman family law. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-516186-6. Gardner, Jane F. 1986. Women in Roman Law and Society. Croom Helm; Hallett, Judith P. (1984). Fathers and daughters in Roman society: women and ...