Afinia Gemina Baebiana was the wife of
Roman Emperor Trebonianus Gallus
Gaius Vibius Trebonianus Gallus (206 – August 253) was Roman emperor from June 251 to August 253, in a joint rule with his son Volusianus.
Early life
Gallus was born in Italy, in a family with respected Etruscan senatorial background. He h ...
, who ruled briefly in 251–253.
Almost nothing is known about her life. She had two children,
Volusianus and a daughter, Vibia Galla. After Trebonianus Gallus was proclaimed emperor by the soldiers,
Herennia Etruscilla
Herennia Cupressenia Etruscilla was an Augusta and later regent of the Roman Empire, married to Emperor Decius, and mother of Emperors Herennius Etruscus and Hostilian. She served as regent of the Roman Empire during the reign of her son Hostil ...
, widow of Emperor
Decius
Gaius Messius Quintus Traianus Decius ( 201 ADJune 251 AD), sometimes translated as Trajan Decius or Decius, was the emperor of the Roman Empire from 249 to 251.
A distinguished politician during the reign of Philip the Arab, Decius was procl ...
, was allowed to keep the honorary title ''Augusta''. Afinia Gemina Baebiana never was afforded the title and there are no coins of her either.
Afinia Baebiana
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Her husband and son were murdered by soldiers in AD 253.
References
3rd-century Roman empresses
Afinii
253 deaths
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