Annia Galeria Aurelia Faustina

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Annia Galeria Aurelia Faustina (c. 151/153 [1] - after 165) was a daughter of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius and his wife, Faustina the Younger. [2] [3] Her sister was empress Lucilla and her younger brother was Commodus. [2] Her maternal grandparents were Antoninus Pius and Faustina the Elder, while her paternal grandparents were Domitia Lucilla and the praetor Marcus Annius Verus. [4] She was born and raised in Rome.

The parents of Faustina betrothed her to Gnaeus Claudius Severus, whom she later married after 159. [5] Gnaeus Claudius Severus was a Roman Senator of Pontian Greek descent who came from Pompeiopolis, a city in the Roman province of Galatia. After Faustina married Claudius Severus, they settled in Pompeiopolis. Faustina bore Claudius Severus a son, Tiberius Claudius Severus Proculus, who served as consul in 200.

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References

  1. Birley, Anthony. Marcus Aurelius, revised edition (London: Routledge, 1993), p. 108. ISBN   0-415-17125-3
  2. 1 2 Birley, Anthony R. (2012-12-06). Marcus Aurelius: A Biography. Routledge. ISBN   978-1-134-69569-0.
  3. McLynn, Frank (2011-12-31). Marcus Aurelius: Warrior, Philosopher, Emperor. Random House. ISBN   978-1-4464-4933-2.
  4. Levick, Barbara M. (2014-02-01). Faustina I and II: Imperial Women of the Golden Age. Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0-19-970217-6.
  5. Hekster, O. (2021-11-15). Commodus: An Emperor at the Crossroads. BRILL. ISBN   978-90-04-50232-1.

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