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'''Appuleia Varilla''' (flourished 1st century) was a Roman noblewoman and the only child of [[Claudia Marcella]] Major (niece of |
'''Appuleia Varilla''' (flourished 1st century) was a Roman noblewoman and the only child of [[Claudia Marcella]] Major (niece of Roman emperor [[Augustus]]) from her third husband, [[Sextus Appuleius]], consul in [[14]].<ref>Tacitus, ''The Annals of Imperial Rome: Genealogical Tables - Table 1: Family of Tiberius'', p.431</ref> Her four older maternal half-siblings were [[Vipsania Marcella]], [[Lucius Antonius (grandson of Mark Antony)|Lucius Antonius]], Gaius Antonius and [[Iulla Antonia]]. |
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In [[17]], she was charged by [[Tiberius]] for committing adultery and speaking insultingly about the [[Roman emperor]], his mother [[Livia]] Drusilla and [[Augustus]]. After the trial she was acquitted for treason, but her adultery was punished. She was removed from [[Ancient Rome|Rome]] and ordered not to go 200 miles near the city. This practice was traditional for relatives to do to family member(s) in this circumstance. Manlius, her lover, was banned from [[Italy]] and [[Africa Province]]. |
In [[17]], she was charged by [[Tiberius]] for committing adultery and speaking insultingly about the [[Roman emperor]], his mother [[Livia]] Drusilla and [[Augustus]]. After the trial she was acquitted for treason, but her adultery was punished. She was removed from [[Ancient Rome|Rome]] and ordered not to go 200 miles near the city. This practice was traditional for relatives to do to family member(s) in this circumstance. Manlius, her lover, was banned from [[Italy]] and [[Africa Province]]. |
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Appuleia Varilla (flourished 1st century) was a Roman noblewoman and the only child of Claudia Marcella Major (niece of Roman emperor Augustus) from her third husband, Sextus Appuleius, consul in 14.[1] Her four older maternal half-siblings were Vipsania Marcella, Lucius Antonius, Gaius Antonius and Iulla Antonia.
In 17, she was charged by Tiberius for committing adultery and speaking insultingly about the Roman emperor, his mother Livia Drusilla and Augustus. After the trial she was acquitted for treason, but her adultery was punished. She was removed from Rome and ordered not to go 200 miles near the city. This practice was traditional for relatives to do to family member(s) in this circumstance. Manlius, her lover, was banned from Italy and Africa Province.
References
- ^ Tacitus, The Annals of Imperial Rome: Genealogical Tables - Table 1: Family of Tiberius, p.431
Sources
- Tacitus, The Annals of Imperial Rome (Revised Edition) – Translated with an Introduction by Michael Grant, Penguin Books, 1996