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List of Roman and Byzantine empresses. Livia (r. 27 BC – AD 14), as wife of Augustus, was the first and longest-reigning empress. The Roman empresses were the consorts of the Roman emperors, the rulers of the Roman Empire. The duties, power and influence of empresses varied over time depending on the time period, contemporary politics and the ...
Alfidia. Livia Drusilla (30 January 59 BC – 28 September AD 29) was Roman empress from 27 BC to AD 14 as the wife of Augustus, the first Roman emperor. She was known as Julia Augusta after her formal adoption into the Julia gens in AD 14. Livia was the daughter of the senator Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus and his wife Alfidia.
Empresses bearing pagan names—e.g. Aelia Eudocia, formerly Athenaïs—were renamed to have more Christian names, sometimes for an earlier empress. A few empresses such as Theodora, wife of Justinian, were also allegedly renamed. Late Byzantine empresses bore Greek names since the principal language of the Byzantine Empire was not Latin but ...
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 ...
Roman empresses (5 C, 1 P) 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 ...
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] Because of their limited public role, women are named less frequently than men by Roman ...
List of Roman and Byzantine empresses. Categories: Wives of Roman emperors. Ancient empresses. Female Roman monarchs. Empresses consort. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata.
Julia Agrippina (6 November AD 15 – 23 March AD 59), also referred to as Agrippina the Younger, was Roman empress from AD 49 to 54, the fourth wife and niece of emperor Claudius, and the mother of Nero. Agrippina was one of the most prominent women in the Julio-Claudian dynasty. She was the great-granddaughter of Augustus (the first Roman ...