Antonia (kidnapped by pirates)

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Antonia
Born
DisappearedItaly, modern Miseno
StatusFreed after a large ransom was paid
Known forbeing a kidnapped victim and being held for ransom
Father Marcus Antonius

Antonia was a daughter of Marcus Antonius the orator, [1] who was the proconsul for the Roman province of Cilicia. She was abducted in Italy, during a visit to Misenum (modern Miseno), by the Cilician pirates with whom her father had so often clashed. [2] Her freedom was obtained only on payment of a large ransom. [3] [4] [5]

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PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain :  Smith, William (1870). "Antonia". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology . Vol. 1. p. 209.