Roman Matrons

Cornelia Africanus

190 BCE

Daughter of Scipio Africanus and had eleven siblings. She had three kids in her life time and died in 100 BC at age ninety.

Fluvial

83 BCE

Fulvia married to three most powerful men in Rome and gained power of many gangs in Rome through her first two husbands. She had four kids in her life span and her last husband was Marc Antony.

Porcia Catonis

70 BCE

Porcia was the daughter of Cato the younger. She is know to be kind and brave. Her first married was Bibulus and had no kids.

Octavia

69 BCE

Commonly known as Octavia the younger and was a Roman matron. She was married to Mark Antony but left her for Cleopatra but still helped with there kids.

Livia Drusilla

58 BCE

Livia was a modest and industrious as a roman matron was supposed to be. She had two sons with Emperor Augustus and was his adviser.

Servillia Caepio

58 BCE

She was influential through her connections to many famous Romans and her parents died when she was younger. Her first husband was killed by Pompey the Great. She began an affair with Julius Caesar.

Agrippina the Elder

17 BCE

She was the granddaughter of Augustus and had seven kids they dressed one boy in army outfits.
Agrippa's mother married Tibiuis.

Julia Agrippina

15

Great granddaughter of the Emperor Augustus and she was a powerful empress. She ruled Rome though Nero during the early reign.

Agrippina the Younger

15

At thirteen years old she married Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus and had one son named Lucius. Agrippina was a Roman empress and she was murdered

Valeria Messalina

20

Valeria became a empress when she married Claudius and they had two kids. She was the cousin of Emperor Claudius and died from death Capital punishment.

Aurelia Cotta

120

Aurelia helped Caesar raise his daughter Julia and here biggest success was helping him survive for long years on the throne. She is describe as a ideal Roman matron also received high praise from Plutarch

Lucilla

150

She married at age 14 to her father's co- ruler Lucius Verus. Her second husband was Marcus Aurelius.
Lucilla had three sons and died from being execution.

Julia Maesa

160

Julia was the mother to Julia Soaemias and helped overthrow Macrinus to push her grandson to the throne. She was not happy with her grandson so she replaced him with her other daughter

Julia Domna

170

She was the wife of emperor Septimius Severus and had two boys.
Her father was the high priest of the temple of Elagabal.
She was killed during a mutiny.

Julia Soaemias

180

Julia was a niece to Julia Domna and had a son that she though he would make a fine emperor at age fourteen. She died March 11, 222AD

julia Mamaea

180

Last powerful woman of the Severan dynasty and her son became emperor at fourteen years old. Her second husband was Gessius Marcianus and died by murder

Helena

250

Frist lived in Drepanum and was a innkeeper. Helena had a son that would be the first Christian emperor and is famous for her kindness.

Ulpia Severina

255

The Sereral dynasty came to a end when Aurelian became emperor but his ruling was important but short. He attacked rivals and reunified a shattered empire and she died from assassinated.

Aelia Pulcheria

398

Aelia was born into ruling family of the Eastern Roman Empire and her father died leaving Pulcheria seven year old to the throne. She dismissed the official ruling on her brother's behalf and claimed the rule as his guardian and she died from constantinople.

Theadora

548

Theadora was not born into a high society her father trained bears and her mother was a actress. She married Justinian and was throned and used her husband's reforms of the legal system to improve the rights of women.