List of Roman women - Wikipedia List of Roman women From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search The list below includes Roman women who were notable for their family connections, or their sons or husbands, or their own actions. In the earlier periods, women came to the attention of (later) historians either as poisoners of their husbands (a very few cases), or as wives, daughters, and mothers of great men such as Scipio Africanus. In later periods, women exercised or tried to exercise political power either through their husbands (as did Fulvia and Livia Drusilla) or political intrigues (as did Clodia and Servilia), or directly (as did Agrippina the younger and later Roman empresses). Even the Severan dynasty from the beginning to the end was completely dominated by four powerful and calculating women. Contents 1 Roman Kingdom (753 BC–509 BC) 2 Distinguished women of the Roman Republic (509 - 27 BC) 3 Distinguished women of the Julio-Claudian dynasty (c. 27 BC - 68 AD) 4 Distinguished women of the Classical Roman Empire 5 See also 6 References Roman Kingdom (753 BC–509 BC)[edit] Name Image Dates Details Rhea Silvia c. 700s BC According to the founding myth of Rome, Rhea Silvia was a Vestal Virgin who got pregnant by Mars and gave birth to the twins Romulus and Remus, who went on to found the city, with Romulus becoming its first king. Hersilia c. 700s BC Hersilia was the wife of Romulus and following the abduction of the Sabine women, helped end the conflict between the Romans and Sabines. Tarpeia c. 700s BC Tarpeia was the daughter of the Roman commander Spurius Tarpeius and a Vestal Virgin who betrayed Rome to the Sabines at the time of their women's abduction for what she thought would be a reward of jewellery. Tatia c. 700s–600s BC Tatia was the daughter of Sabine king Titus Tatius and first wife of Numa Pompilius, who would become Rome's second king. Lucretia (Queen of Rome) c. 700s–600s BC Lucretia was the second wife of Roman King Titus Tatius. Tanaquil died c. 575 BC Tanaquil came from a powerful Etruscan family and was Queen of Rome through her marriage to Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, Rome's fifth King. Tarquinia c. 600s–500s BC Tarquinia was the daughter of Rome's fifth King, Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, and his wife Tanaquil. Tullia Major died c. 535 BC Tullia Major was the first daughter of Rome's sixth King, Servius Tullius, elder sister of Tullia Major. She was married to Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, while her younger sister married Arruns Tarquinius. She was assassinated by her husband and younger sister, so that they could marry and become monarchs. Tullia Minor died after 509 BC Tullia Major was the second daughter of Rome's sixth King, Servius Tullius, and the young sister of Tullia Major. She was originally married to Arruns Tarquinius, while her sister married Lucius Tarquinius Superbus. Dominating her husband, she conspired with her brother-in-law to kill her husband and sister. After their assassination and that of her father, they got married and she became the last Queen of Rome. Following Lucretia's suicide and the overthrow of the monarchy, she and her family was exiled. Lucretia died c. 510 BC Lucretia was a noblewoman whose rape and eventual suicide led to the overthrow of the Roman monarchy. Distinguished women of the Roman Republic (509 - 27 BC)[edit] 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. Her date of birth, marriage, and death are all unknown. Her husband's birth and death dates are also not known precisely, but approximated. Cornelia (с. 190s - c. 115 BC), virtually deified by Roman women as a model of feminine virtues and Stoicism, but never officially deified. The first Roman woman, whose approximate birth year and whose year of death is known, thanks to a law she had passed to allow her granddaughter to inherit. Licinia, the name of the women of the gens Licinius. Notable members include Licinia, a woman killed by her relatives in 153 BC for murdering her husband Pomponia (mother of Scipio) (2nd century BC), daughter, niece, wife, and mother of consuls; born a plebeian noblewoman but married to a patrician. Mother of Scipio Africanus and Scipio Asiaticus. She was reportedly very religious and devout, but nothing else is known of her including the year of her marriage or death. Publilia (1st century BC), the name of a woman of the gens Publilius. She was killed in 154 BC for poisoning her husband, the consul of the preceding year. Distinguished women of the Julio-Claudian dynasty (c. 27 BC - 68 AD)[edit] Agrippina the Elder (c. 14 BC - AD 33), wife of Germanicus, granddaughter of Augustus, mother of emperor Caligula and Agrippina the Younger (below) Agrippina the Younger (1st century), niece and wife of emperor Claudius, mother of emperor Nero; held up as a bad example. Aurelia (1st century BC), Mother of Julius Caesar Antonia the Elder (1st century BC), grandmother of Emperor Nero Antonia Minor (1st century BC-1st century AD), mother of Emperor Claudius and Germanicus, favorite niece of Augustus Caesar, considered a role model for women in the Roman Empire after she refused to remarry and spent the rest of her life raising her children and grandchildren. Atia Balba Caesonia, mother of Augustus and Octavia Minor Claudia Pulchra, wife of Publius Quinctilius Varus Claudia Marcella, nieces of Caesar Augustus Domitia Lepida the Elder, aunt of Emperor Nero Domitia Lepida the Younger, sister of the following, Mother of the Empress Valeria Messalina Domitia Longina, wife of Emperor Domitian Domitia Calvilla, mother of Emperor Marcus Aurelius Domitia Paulina, Aelia Domitia Paulina, Julia Serviana Paulina, female relatives of Emperor Hadrian Julia the Elder, daughter of Augustus Julia Livia (1st century), granddaughter of Emperor Tiberius Livia Drusilla (1st century BC), wife of Tiberius Claudius Nero, mother of the Emperor Tiberius, and then wife of Augustus Caesar. The first woman to be officially deified. Livilla (1st century), granddaughter of Livia Marcia, sister of the consul Quintus Marcius Rex, wife of Gaius Julius Caesar II, paternal grandmother of Julius Caesar Messalina, Emperor Claudius' wife, notorious for her promiscuity. Octavia the Younger, sister of Caesar Augustus and fourth wife of Marcus Antonius (Mark Antony) Plautia Urgulanilla, Emperor Claudius' first wife Scribonia, second wife of Augustus and mother of his only legitimate child (whom she apparently ignored until her exile) Vipsania Agrippina, first wife of Tiberius and the only one he loved Vipsania Julia (19 BC - c. AD 29), granddaughter of Augustus Distinguished women of the Classical Roman Empire[edit] Claudia Metrodora (1st century AD), Greco-Roman public benefactor, lived on Kos. Lucilla, (2nd century AD) Roman Empress, failed in her coup attempt on brother Commodus. Aquilia Severa (3rd century), Vestal Virgin and wife of Elagabalus. Clodia (1st century BC), possibly Catullus's Lesbia Domitia Decidiana - wife of Roman General Gnaeus Julius Agricola and mother-in-law to historian Tacitus. Galla Placidia, (5th century) Julia Avita Mamaea (3rd century AD), mother of emperor Alexander Severus, she played a leading and magistral role in commanding the Roman Empire throughout her son's reign, she (who also did not have the official title), exercised the her regency during the young of the her son, first with the help and support of her mother Julia Maesa and then herself alone. Mamea indeed had a good reputation for modesty, prudence and loyalty to the dynasty. The her son decided to name her, once she reached the age of majority, as a consors imperii ("partner in rule"), a qualification that made her "associated in command". she and her son were killed by rebel soldiers during a military campaign against the Germans. Julia Soaemias (3rd century AD), mother of emperor Elagabalus, she (who also did not have the official title), exercised the her regency during the young of the her son, with the support and companionship of her mother Julia Maesa. She attended meetings of the senate, and even held a "Women's Senate" deciding on matters of fashion and protocol, After an uprising led by the Praetorian Guard, Julia entered the camp to protect her son, but was slain along with Elagabalus by the Praetorian Guard in 222. Julia Domna (3rd century AD), wife of Septimius Severus and Mother of Caracalla and Geta, she for more than two decades, with her rare and enormous influence, she determined the fate of the Roman Empire and helped her husband and sons in administering the empire until her death. Julia supported and consulted with artists, thinkers, and scholars in many fields, creating an influential circle at court devoted to the advancement of philosophy. She often accompanied Severus and after their son and his successor Caracalla on campaign, earning her the title “Mother of the Invincible Camps” from 195 CE. She became a deity after her death. Julia Maesa (3rd century), grandmother of Elagabalus and Alexander Severus, who was the major power behind the throne in the reigns of her grandsons, as powerful Augusta of the Roman Empire from 218 to her death. She is best known for her plotting and scheming which resulted in the restoration of the Severan dynasty to the Roman throne after the assassination of Caracalla and the usurpation of the throne by Macrinus. she was later deified in Syria along with her sister. Pomponia Graecina, possibly the saint Lucina, a descendant of Vipsania (above). Saint Procula wife of Pontius Pilate. Servilia, mother of Brutus and lover of Julius Caesar. Ulpia Severina (3rd century AD), wife of emperor Aurelian. There's evidence to suppose that, after Aurelian's death, she ruled the Roman Empire for a short period of time, until the new emperor, Marcus Claudius Tacitus was chosen by the Senate. This is the only moment before Rome's conversion to Christianity that the ruler was a woman, a handful of women would rule as Empress in their own right from the 5th century onwards, such as Pulcheria. This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. 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