LordBest's Gallery of Roman Emperors and Empresses.

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The Empresses

Rome was host to many powerful women in its time, many of the female relations of the reigning Emperor exercised considerable power, others were mere pawns in political games. All of them, however, were the fashion setters of their time, influencing hairstyles and fashions all accross the empire.

In chronological order.

 

Livia, wife of Augustus 27BC-14AD

Julia, wife of Tiberius 14-37AD

Agrippina I, mother of Caligula 37-41AD

Drusilla, sister of Caligula

Antonia, mother of Claudius 41-54AD

Messalina, wife of Claudius

Agrippina II, mother of Nero 54-68AD

Octavia, wife of Nero

Poppaea, wife of Nero

Marcia Furnilla, wife of Titus 79-81AD

Julia Titi, daughter of Titus

Domitia, wife of Domitian 81-96AD

Plotina, wife of Trajan 98-117AD

Marciana, sister of Trajan

Matidia, niece of Trajan

Sabina, wife of Hadrian 117-138AD

Faustina I, wife of Antoninus Pius 138-161AD

Faustina II, wife of Marcus Aurelius 161-180AD

Lucilla, wife of Lucius Verus

Crispina, wife of Commodus 180-192AD

Manlia Scantilla, wife of Didius Julianus 193AD

Didia Clara, daughter of Didius Julianus

Julia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus 193-211AD

Plautilla, wife of Caracalla 211-217AD

Julia Paula, wife of Elagabalus 218-222AD

Julia Soaemias, mother of Elagabalus

Julia Mamaea, mother of Severus Alexander 222-235AD

Orbiana, wife of Severus Alexander

Tranquillina, wife of Gordian III 238-244AD

Otacilia Severa, wife of Philip I 244-249AD

Herennia Etruscilla, wife of Trajan Decius 249-251AD

Mariniana, wife of Valerian 253-260AD

Salonina, wife of Gallienus 253-268

Prisca, wife of Diocletian 284-305AD

Fausta, wife of Constantine I 307-337AD

Helena, mother of Constantine I

Constantia, wife of Licinius I 308-324AD

Aelia Flacilla, wife of Theodosius I 379-395AD

Theodora, wife of Justinian I 527-565AD

 

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