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Alfidia was the mother of Rome's first empress, Livia. She is mistakenly called ''Aufidia'' by
Suetonius Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (), commonly referred to as Suetonius ( ; c. AD 69 – after AD 122), was a Roman historian who wrote during the early Imperial era of the Roman Empire. His most important surviving work is a set of biographies ...
, and this was assumed to be her name for centuries, but inscriptions found shows that her name was the rare nomen Alfidia.


Biography

It was once thought that she was a daughter to
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Marcus Aufidius Lurco Marcus Aufidius Lurco also known simply as Aufidius Lurco, was a Roman magistrate who lived in the 1st century BC. Lurco was a member of the gens Aufidia, a Roman family of plebeian status, who appeared in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire. They ...
. In actuality her name was ''
Alfidia Alfidia was the mother of Rome's first empress, Livia. She is mistakenly called ''Aufidia'' by Suetonius, and this was assumed to be her name for centuries, but inscriptions found shows that her name was the rare nomen Alfidia. Biography It was on ...
'', a nomen which was quite rare. She married the future
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,
Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus (born no later than 93 BC – died 42 BC) was a senator and praetor of the Roman Republic. He was born with the name ''Appius Claudius Pulcher'', into the patrician family of the Claudii Pulchri but adopted by a ...
. They had at least one child: a daughter Livia Drusilla (59 BC-29 AD). Her husband also adopted
Marcus Livius Drusus Libo Marcus Livius Drusus Libo was an ancient Roman consul of the early Roman Empire. He was the son of Lucius Scribonius Libo by an unknown wife and adopted brother of Roman empress Livia. His natural paternal aunt was Scribonia, the second wife of ...
, who served as a Roman consul. Livia was to become the first Roman Empress and third wife of the first Roman Emperor
Augustus Caesar Augustus (born Gaius Octavius; 23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian, was the first Roman emperor; he reigned from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. He is known for being the founder of the Roman Pri ...
. Alfidia would be the maternal grandmother to Roman emperor
Tiberius Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus (; 16 November 42 BC – 16 March AD 37) was the second Roman emperor. He reigned from AD 14 until 37, succeeding his stepfather, the first Roman emperor Augustus. Tiberius was born in Rome in 42 BC. His father ...
Claudius Nero and Roman General
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. The Roman emperors
Caligula Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (31 August 12 – 24 January 41), better known by his nickname Caligula (), was the third Roman emperor, ruling from 37 until his assassination in 41. He was the son of the popular Roman general Germanicu ...
,
Claudius Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (; 1 August 10 BC – 13 October AD 54) was the fourth Roman emperor, ruling from AD 41 to 54. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, Claudius was born to Nero Claudius Drusus, Drusu ...
and
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were her direct descendants.


Cultural depictions

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appears as
Alfidia Alfidia was the mother of Rome's first empress, Livia. She is mistakenly called ''Aufidia'' by Suetonius, and this was assumed to be her name for centuries, but inscriptions found shows that her name was the rare nomen Alfidia. Biography It was on ...
, the mother of a fictionalized Livia, in two 2007 episodes of the
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''. In ''
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'', she is present when a married Livia catches the eye of young
Octavian Caesar Augustus (born Gaius Octavius; 23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian, was the first Roman emperor; he reigned from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. He is known for being the founder of the Roman Pri ...
, and both women are pleased when he insists that Livia divorce her current husband to marry him. Later, in '' De Patre Vostro'', Alfidia lightly questions Octavian's sister Octavia's loyalty to her family at dinner, and is present when Octavian's mother
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has an altercation with daughter-in-law Livia.


See also

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Aufidia gens The gens Aufidia was a plebeian family at ancient Rome, which occurs in history from the later part of the Republic to the third century AD. The first member to obtain the consulship was Gnaeus Aufidius Orestes, in 71 BC.''Dictionary of Greek a ...


References


Sources

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Suetonius Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (), commonly referred to as Suetonius ( ; c. AD 69 – after AD 122), was a Roman historian who wrote during the early Imperial era of the Roman Empire. His most important surviving work is a set of biographies ...
, The Twelve Caesars, Tiberius and Caligula


External links


Livia: Wife of Augustus
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