Valeria (Mrs. Sulla)
Valeria was the fifth wife of the Roman dictator Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix . She was the daughter of a Valerius Messalla and sister of Marcus Valerius Messalla Rufus , who lived in 53 BC. Was consul.
According to Plutarch , she was a remarkably beautiful woman who divorced her first husband. However, Plutarch gives neither a name nor a reason.
Valeria and Sulla met at gladiator games in Rome and got married shortly afterwards. As Sulla 78 BC BC, she was pregnant and gave birth to Cornelia Postuma a few months later .
Remarks
- ↑ Plutarch: Sulla 35.4 .
- ↑ Plutarch: Sulla 35.3-4 .
- ↑ Plutarch: Sulla 35.3-5 .
- ↑ Plutarch: Sulla 37.4 .
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- Plutarch : Sulla . German translation: Great Greeks and Romans . Translated by Konrat Ziegler . Volume 3. dtv, Munich 1980, ISBN 3-423-02070-9 . For Valeria the positions concerned are 35 ; 37 relevant.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Valeria |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Wife of the Roman dictator Sulla |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd century BC BC or 1st century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st century BC Chr. |