|
Lollia Saturnina (c.10-41〔(A bit of History – Lollia Saturnina )〕) was a Roman noble woman that lived in the Roman Empire in the 1st century. She was the sister of the Roman empress Lollia Paulina〔(A bit of History – Lollia Saturnina )〕 and was a mistress of the Roman emperor Caligula.〔Seneca the Younger, De Constantia sapientis: 18,2〕 ==Family background and early life== Saturnina was a member of the plebeian gens Lollia. Saturnina was the first daughter of the suffect consul Marcus Lollius from the noble woman Volusia Saturnina〔(Lollius by D.C. O’Driscoll )〕 while her younger sister was Lollia Paulina.〔(Marcus Lollius’ article at Livius.org )〕 Her father, Marcus Lollius was the son born to the Roman Politician and Military Officer Marcus Lollius〔(Marcus Lollius’ article at Livius.org )〕 from his wife Valeria.〔(Genealogy of Lollius by D.C. O’Driscoll )〕 Valeria was one of the daughters of the literary patron, consul Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus and a sister to the Roman Senators Marcus Valerius Messalla Messallinus and Marcus Aurelius Cotta Maximus Messalinus.〔(Genealogy of Lollius by D.C. O’Driscoll )〕 Her possible paternal uncle may have been Publius Lollius Maximus or at least a close relation to his paternal grandfather.〔Harrison, ''Homage to Horace: A Bimillenary Celebration'', p.290〕 Publius Lollius Maximus was a soldier who served under the first Roman emperor Augustus;〔Harrison, ''Homage to Horace: A Bimillenary Celebration'', p.290〕 later becoming a friend of the Poet Horace;〔Highet, ''The Classical Tradition: Greek and Roman Influences on Western Literature'', p.96〕 who became a possible poet, historian and must have been offered a post in the Retinue of the future Roman emperor Tiberius in about 20 BC.〔Horace, ''Horace: Epistles Book I'', p.136〕 Her cognomen ''Saturnina'', she inherited from the paternal ancestry of her mother’s family. Her mother Volusia Saturnina, came from an ancient and distinguished Senatorial family, that never rose above the Praetorship〔Tacitus, Annals: Part One: Tiberius, Chapter 6 - Tiberius and the Senate〕 which was of eques status.〔(Genealogy of Volusius Saturninus by D.C. O’Driscoll )〕 She was the daughter of the prefect, Quintus Volusius from his wife Claudia. Her father served under Cicero in 51 BC to 50 BC in Cilicia〔(Romeins Imperium – Lucius Quintus Volusius Saturninus translated from Dutch to English )〕 and was a pupil of his in oratory.〔(Quintus Volusius no.2 article at ancient library )〕 Claudia was a daughter of Pompey’s officer Drusus Claudius Nero and a sister of praetor, Tiberius Claudius Nero,〔(Romeins Imperium – Lucius Quintus Volusius Saturninus translated from Dutch to English )〕 as Volusia Saturnina was a first cousin to Roman emperor Tiberius and his brother, the General Nero Claudius Drusus.〔(After Actium: Two Caesars Are Not Enough: Chapter LXXXVII: The Trials of Livia Valeria )〕 The brother of Volusia Saturnina was the consul Lucius Volusius Saturninus.〔Rickman, ''Roman Granaries and Store Buildings'', p.169〕〔(Genealogy of Volusius Saturninus by D.C. O’Driscoll )〕 Saturnina was born and raised in Rome. She was a beautiful woman,〔Wiseman, ''Talking to Virgil: A Miscellany'', p.75〕 who was one of the heirs of the wealth of her grandfather, Marcus Lollius.〔Wiseman, ''Talking to Virgil: A Miscellany'', p.p.74-5〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lollia Saturnina」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|