Ulpia Severina

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Antoninian Ulpia Severinas
Coin portrait of Severina

Ulpia Severina was the wife of the Roman emperor Aurelian , who ruled from 270 to 275. It is not mentioned by any historian, but its existence is documented by coins, which also suggest that after Aurelian's death she ruled in her own name until Tacitus was raised as emperor .

Ulpia Severina may have been a daughter of the emperor Philip Arab and his wife Otacilia Severa . A descent from Emperor Trajan (98-117), who like Ulpia Severina, descended from the gens Ulpia , is unlikely.

literature

  • Karl Strobel : Ulpia Severina Augusta. One woman in the ranks of the Illyrian emperors . In: Edmond Frézouls, Hélène Jouffroy (eds.): Les empereurs illyriens. Actes du Colloque de Strasbourg (October 11-13, 1990) . Strasbourg 1998, pp. 119-153.
personal data
SURNAME Ulpia Severina
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Wife of the Roman emperor Aurelian
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd century
DATE OF DEATH 3rd century or 4th century