Calvia crispinilla
Calvia Crispinilla was a friend of the Roman emperor Nero , survived the turmoil after his death in 68 AD unscathed and still enjoyed great esteem among the Flavian emperors in Rome .
Life
Calvia Crispinilla was a senatorial woman who initially lived at the court of Nero. The historian Tacitus describes her as the "teacher of Nero's lusts" (magistra libidinum Neronis) . When the Roman ruler went on a journey to Greece in 66 AD, Calvia Crispinilla took part and was anxious to enrich herself as much as possible. The emperor entrusted her with the careful supervision of his pleasure boy Sporus .
After Nero died in June 68, Calvia Crispinilla traveled to Africa to induce Lucius Clodius Macer , commander of the Legio III Augusta , to undertake a more offensive rebellion against the Emperor Galba . Macer was supposed to hold back the African grain ships to starve Rome. Galba had Macer eliminated. Galba's successor, Otho , did not comply with the popular request that Calvia Crispinilla be executed. Rather, she lived through the Flavian era unharmed and achieved popularity and great standing as possible heirs because of her marriage to a consular , her large fortune and the lack of children as possible heirs.
literature
- Edmund Groag : Calvius 4). In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume III, 1, Stuttgart 1897, Col. 1413 f.
- Calvia crispinilla. In: Bernhard Kytzler : Women of antiquity. Insel-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1997, ISBN 3-458-33598-6 , pp. 45f.
Remarks
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Calvia crispinilla |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Crispinilla, Calvia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Confidante of the Roman Emperor Nero |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st century or 2nd century |