Annia Cornificia Faustina
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Annia Cornificia Faustina (122
/123
-between 152
-158
) was the youngest child and only daughter to Praetor
Marcus Annius Verus
and Domitia Lucilla
. The parents of Cornificia came from wealthy senatorial families who were of consular rank. She was born and raised in Rome
. The brother of Cornificia was the future Roman Emperor
Marcus Aurelius.
In 124, the father of Cornificia had died. She and her brother were raised by their mother and their paternal grandfather the Roman Senator
Marcus Annius Verus
. Her paternal grandfather had died in 138. Relations between her and her brother appeared to be good. Before Cornificia had married, she had settled her paternal inheritance with her brother.
Cornificia married the Roman Senator Gaius Ummidius Quadratus Annianus Verus, who served as a suffect consul in 146. Annianus Verus had descended from one of the leading aristocratic and political influential families in Rome. He was a direct descendant of the late suffect consul Gaius Ummidius Durmius Quadratus.
Cornificia bore Annianus Verus two children who were:
122
Year 122 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aviola and Neratius...
/123
123
Year 123 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Paetinus and Apronianus...
-between 152
152
Year 152 was a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Glabrio and Homullus...
-158
158
Year 158 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Tertullus and Sacerdos...
) was the youngest child and only daughter to Praetor
Praetor
Praetor was a title granted by the government of Ancient Rome to men acting in one of two official capacities: the commander of an army, usually in the field, or the named commander before mustering the army; and an elected magistratus assigned varied duties...
Marcus Annius Verus
Marcus Annius Verus (praetor)
Marcus Annius Verus was a distinguished Roman politician who lived in the 2nd century, served as a praetor and was the biological father of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius....
and Domitia Lucilla
Domitia Lucilla
Domitia Lucilla Minor sometimes known as Domitia Calvilla or Lucilla , was a noble Roman woman who lived in the 2nd century....
. The parents of Cornificia came from wealthy senatorial families who were of consular rank. She was born and raised in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
. The brother of Cornificia was the future Roman Emperor
Roman Emperor
The Roman emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period . The Romans had no single term for the office although at any given time, a given title was associated with the emperor...
Marcus Aurelius.
In 124, the father of Cornificia had died. She and her brother were raised by their mother and their paternal grandfather the Roman Senator
Roman Senate
The Senate of the Roman Republic was a political institution in the ancient Roman Republic, however, it was not an elected body, but one whose members were appointed by the consuls, and later by the censors. After a magistrate served his term in office, it usually was followed with automatic...
Marcus Annius Verus
Marcus Annius Verus
Marcus Annius Verus was a Roman man who lived in the 1st and 2nd century. He was the son of an elder Marcus Annius Verus, who gained the rank of senator and praetor. His family originated from Uccibi near Corduba in Spain...
. Her paternal grandfather had died in 138. Relations between her and her brother appeared to be good. Before Cornificia had married, she had settled her paternal inheritance with her brother.
Cornificia married the Roman Senator Gaius Ummidius Quadratus Annianus Verus, who served as a suffect consul in 146. Annianus Verus had descended from one of the leading aristocratic and political influential families in Rome. He was a direct descendant of the late suffect consul Gaius Ummidius Durmius Quadratus.
Cornificia bore Annianus Verus two children who were:
- Marcus Ummidius Quadratus AnnianusMarcus Ummidius Quadratus AnnianusMarcus Ummidius Quadratus Annianus was a wealthy Roman Politician and the nephew of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius.Quadratus was the son of Marcus Aurelius’ sister, Annia Cornificia Faustina and the Roman Senator who served as a suffect consul in 146, Gaius Ummidius Quadratus Annianus Verus....
- Ummidia Cornificia FaustinaUmmidia Cornificia FaustinaUmmidia Cornificia Faustina was a wealthy Roman noblewoman, an heiress and the niece of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius.Cornificia Faustina was the daughter of Marcus Aurelius’ sister, Annia Cornificia Faustina and the Roman Senator who served as a suffect consul in 146, Gaius Ummidius Quadratus...
External links
Sources
- Marcus Aurelius, by Anthony Richard Birley, Routledge, 2000
- From Tiberius to the Antonines: a history of the Roman Empire AD 14-192, by Albino Garzetti, 1974
- MeditationsMeditationsMeditations is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor 161–180 CE, setting forth his ideas on Stoic philosophy....
by Marcus Aurelius - Augustan HistoryAugustan HistoryThe Augustan History is a late Roman collection of biographies, in Latin, of the Roman Emperors, their junior colleagues and usurpers of the period 117 to 284...
– Marcus Aurelius