Lollia Paulina

Lollia Paulina (* before 26; † 49 ) was the third wife of the Roman emperor Caligula .

Lollia Paulina was the granddaughter of Marcus Lollius , who lived in 21 BC. Chr. Consul had been. Her first marriage was to Publius Memmius Regulus . Shortly after the death of his sister Drusilla in 38, Caligula forced Memmius to betroth him to his wife. According to Suetonius , he had her fetched from Moesia , where her husband was governor, because he had learned of her grandmother's earlier beauty. Six months later, he divorced her again.

When Emperor Claudius considered remarrying after Valeria Messalina's death in 48, his advisors also considered Lollia as a suitable wife. Callistus favored her because she had no children of her own who could compete with Claudius' son Britannicus . When Claudius finally decided on his niece Agrippina , she accused Lollia. She used black magic to win Claudius over. Lollia was banished and her property confiscated. While in exile, she was forced to commit suicide.

literature

PIR ² L 308

Remarks

^ Cassius Dio 59, 12.
^ Suetonius, Caligula 25, 2.
^ Tacitus , Annals 12, 1.
↑ Tacitus, Annals 12, 22.

personal data
SURNAME	Paulina, Lollia
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Wife of the Roman Emperor Caligula
DATE OF BIRTH	before 38
DATE OF DEATH	49

[1] Cassius Dio 59, 12.

[2] Suetonius, Caligula 25, 2.

[3] Tacitus , Annals 12, 1.

[4] Tacitus, Annals 12, 22.