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Aemilia
Flourished late 3rd–early 4th century A.D., RomeAemilia Hilaria, aunt of the poet and rhetorician Ausonius (circa 310–395), was a physician in Rome. According to her nephew, who wrote a series of poems on family members entitled... Read more
Agrippina I
b. 14 B.C., Rome; d. A.D. 33, island of Pandateria (modern-day Ventotene)Julia Vipsania Agrippina, also known as Agrippina I or Agrippina the Elder, was the granddaughter of Emperor Augustus and played a key role in the succession struggles under Tiberius (ruled... Read more
Agrippina II
b. A.D. 15, Oppidum Ubiorum on the Rhine; d. A.D. 59, RomeJulia Agrippina, also known as Agrippina II, Agrippina the Younger, and Agrippinilla, was the daughter of Agrippina I and Germanicus, a Roman general. Like her mother, she was... Read more
Anastasia (Marcella group)
Flourished early 4th century A.D., RomeLittle is known about Anastasia except that she was a Christian woman from Rome, married to a pagan who died while traveling in Persia. In the year A.D. 303, the... Read more
Bona Dea
Mythic, worshipped in ancient Rome, circa 753 B.C.–A.D. 476The Roman "Good Goddess," Bona Dea is associated with women, virginity, fertility, and healing. She was worshipped mostly by women and slaves, particularly during her ceremonies on December 4 each... Read more
Camilla
Mythic, worshipped in ancient Rome, circa 753 B.C.–A.D. 476Camilla was a Roman warrior, queen of the Volsci, and daughter of King Metabus. She was allied with King Turnus, another of the ancient Roman kings, and helped him fight... Read more
Cardea
Mythic, worshipped in ancient Rome, circa 753 B.C.–A.D. 476Cardea, whose name means "door pivot," was the Roman goddess of door hinges and handles who prevented evil spirits from crossing thresholds. She was worshipped as the protector of children... Read more
Carmenta
Legendary, worshipped in ancient Rome, circa 753 B.C.–A.D. 476The prophetess Carmenta (Carmentis) originally came from Greece, where her given name was Nicostrata. For reasons unknown, she fled the country with her son Evander and arrived in Italy, where... Read more
Clodia
b. circa 95 B.C., Rome; date of death unknownBorn into an aristocratic family of Rome, Clodia was married as a young girl to a Roman official, divorced in 66 B.C., and then remarried to a first cousin. The... Read more
Cybele
Mythic, worshipped in Phrygia (modern-day Turkey), 1200–690 B.C.Cybele was an earth mother goddess originally worshipped in Phrygia but her cult spread throughout the Roman empire. She was the goddess of fertility, wild animals, and nature, specifically associated... Read more
Julia Domna
b. circa A.D. 170, Syria; d. 217, RomeJulia Domna was born in Syria to an influential family and was married, probably as a teenager, to future Roman emperor Septimius Severus, who was said to have valued her... Read more
Livia Drusilla
b. 58 B.C., Rome; d. A.D. 29, RomeLivia Drusilla was an enormously powerful woman in the imperial Roman government. In 38 B.C., she divorced her first husband, by whom she bore two sons, and married her lover... Read more
Eudocia
b. circa 401, Athens; d. 460, JerusalemThe daughter of an Athenian philosopher, Eudocia married Theodosius II, the Eastern Roman emperor, in 421. She was a philanthropist and skilled politician and, although an Orthodox Christian, went to... Read more
Eudoxia
b. circa 380; d. 404, Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul)Eudoxia, the daughter of a high-level commander in the Western Roman army, married the Eastern Roman emperor Arcadius in 395. She exerted tremendous influence over her husband and was adept... Read more
Eugenia
b. Egypt, date uncertain; d. circa A.D. 257, RomeAccording to legend, Eugenia was a Roman virgin, daughter of a governor of Egypt, who disguised herself as a man for much of her life and succeeded in becoming the... Read more
Eustochium
b. circa 368, Rome; d. 419/420, BethlehemEustochium was a Roman noblewoman and virgin scholar who, with her mother Paula, traveled and studied under the guidance of Jerome, a Christian leader who translated the Bible into Latin... Read more
Fabiola
Flourished 4th century A.D., Rome; d. 399/400, RomeLike her contemporary Eustochium, the Roman noblewoman Fabiola turned to a life of asceticism under the guidance of Jerome, a Christian leader and translator of the Greek and Hebrew... Read more
Fortuna
Mythic, worshipped in ancient Rome, circa 753 B.C.–A.D. 476An oracular goddess venerated throughout the Roman world, Fortuna was responsible for both good luck and bad. Her attributes—the cornucopia, rudder, ball, and blindfold—express different aspects of her powers. As... Read more
The Furies
Mythic, worshipped in ancient Rome, circa 753 B.C.–A.D. 476The Roman goddesses of vengeance, the Furies lived in the underworld, where they tortured sinners. The children of Gaea and Uranus, they were usually characterized as three sisters: Alecto... Read more
Cordelia Gracchi
b. circa 190 B.C., Rome; d. circa 100 B.C., RomeThe correct spelling of this name is CORNELIA GRACCHUS. Cornelia Gracchus was married to Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus, a Roman consul (elected public official). They had twelve children, three of... Read more
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