Licinia Praetextata
Licinia Praetextata was a noble Roman living in the 1st century. She came from the plebeian family of the Licinier . According to the preserved inscription on a statue base, she was a daughter of the consul of 64, Marcus Licinius Crassus Frugi , and his wife Sulpicia Praetextata , who was probably a daughter of the suffect consul of 46, Quintus Sulpicius Camerinus Peticus .
Licinia Praetextata, whose father was executed or exiled in the late reign of Emperor Nero around the year 67, had at least three siblings. According to the above inscription, she was the head of the Vestal Virgins (virgo Vestalis maxima) , possibly as the immediate predecessor of Cornelia , who was walled in alive on the orders of Emperor Domitian around 91 for alleged unchastity .
literature
- Edmund Groag: Licinius 201). In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume XIII, 1, Stuttgart 1926, column 500.
Remarks
- ↑ CIL 6, 32409 .
- ↑ Tacitus , Histories 1.48 and 4.42.
- ^ Edmund Groag: Licinius 201). In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume XIII, 1, Stuttgart 1926, column 500.
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| SURNAME | Licinia Praetextata |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Vestal Virgin, daughter of the consul (64 AD) Marcus Licinius Crassus Frugi |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st century or 2nd century |