Aelia Paetina
Aelia Paetina († after 48) was the second wife of the later Roman emperor Claudius .
Life
Aelia Patina came from the Aelii family and was the daughter of a consular, probably the Sextus Aelius Catus , who had held the consulate in the year 4 . She married Claudius in the year 28. Their only child, Claudia Antonia , was born in 30. Claudius divorced her a year later for unclear reasons. After the death of his third wife Valeria Messalina , he considered marrying her again, but then decided on his niece Agrippina the younger .
literature
- Werner Eck : Aelia [3]. In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 1, Metzler, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-476-01471-1 , column 168.
- Paul von Rohden : Aelius 179) . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 1, Stuttgart 1893, Col. 539.
Remarks
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| SURNAME | Paetina, Aelia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Wife of the future emperor Claudius |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 48 |