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Valeria (ancient Roman Women)
:''See also Valeria (given name).'' Valeria was a name used in ancient Rome for women of the ''gens Valeria''. Notable figures include: *Valeria, the sister of P. Valerius Publicola, who is said to have advised the Roman matrons to ask Veturia, the mother of Coriolanus, to go to the camp of Coriolanus in order to deprecate his resentment. * Valeria Messala, the fifth wife of Lucius Cornelius Sulla. *Valeria Messalina, died 48, third wife of the Emperor Claudius. *Valeria Maximilla, Empress of Rome and wife of Emperor Maxentius See also * List of Wikipedia articles beginning with "Valeria" References *{{SmithDGRBM, author=William Ramsay Sir William Ramsay (; 2 October 1852 – 23 July 1916) was a Scottish chemist who discovered the noble gases and received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1904 "in recognition of his services in the discovery of the inert gaseous elements ..., article=Valeria, volume=3, page=1215 Ancient Roman prosopographical lists of women Valerii< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valeria (given Name)
Valeria or Valéria is a female given name dating back to the Latin verb ''valere'', meaning strong, brave and healthy "to be strong". List of people with the given name Valeria Religion * Valeria of Milan, or Saint Valeria, Christian martyr (1st or 2nd century) *Valeria, a Christian saint martyred with Anesius Roman history * Valeria (wife of Sulla), the fourth wife of Roman dictator Lucius Cornelius Sulla * Valeria Maximilla, Roman empress as the wife of Emperor Maxentius * Valeria Messalina, Roman empress as the third wife of Emperor Claudius Arts and entertainment * Valeriya, Russian pop star and The model * Valeria Bertuccelli, Argentine film and television actress * Valeria Cavalli, Italian actress * Valeria Ciangottini, Italian actress * Valeria Diaz, Argentine actress and singer * Valeria Gastaldi, Argentine singer * Valeria Golino, Italian-Greek film and television actress * Valeria Kozlova, Russian musician also known as Lera Kozlova * Valeria Marini, Italian model, ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valeria Gens
The gens Valeria was a patrician family at ancient Rome, prominent from the very beginning of the Republic to the latest period of the Empire. Publius Valerius Poplicola was one of the consuls in 509 BC, the year that saw the overthrow of the Tarquins, and the members of his family were among the most celebrated statesmen and generals at the beginning of the Republic. Over the next ten centuries, few gentes produced as many distinguished men, and at every period the name of ''Valerius'' was constantly to be found in the lists of annual magistrates, and held in the highest honour. Several of the emperors claimed descent from the Valerii, whose name they bore as part of their official nomenclature.''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'', vol. III, pp. 1215, 1216 (" Valeria Gens"). A number of unusual privileges attached to this family, including the right to burial within the city walls, and a special place for its members in the Circus Maximus, where the u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coriolanus
''Coriolanus'' ( or ) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1605 and 1608. The play is based on the life of the legendary Roman leader Gnaeus Marcius Coriolanus. Shakespeare worked on it during the same years he wrote ''Antony and Cleopatra'', making them his last two tragedies. Coriolanus is the name given to a Roman general after his military feats against the Volscians at Corioli. Following his success, others encourage Coriolanus to pursue the consulship, but his disdain for the plebeians and mutual hostility with the tribunes lead to his banishment from Rome. In exile, he presents himself to the Volscians, then leads them against Rome. After he relents and agrees to a peace with Rome, he is killed by his previous Volscian allies. Synopsis The play opens in Rome shortly after the expulsion of the Tarquin kings. There are riots in progress after stores of grain have been withheld from ordinary citizens. The rioters are particular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valeria Messala
Valeria or Valeria Messalla was the fifth wife of two-term consul and Roman dictator Lucius Cornelius Sulla. Biography Early life Valeria was the daughter of a man named Marcus Valerius Messalla Niger and Hortensia. She had a brother named Marcus Valerius Messalla Rufus who was consul in 53 BC. Plutarch calls her a sister of the orator Quintus Hortensius, but this is a mistake, Plutarch probably confused her as his sister instead of niece (Hortensius' sister being Hortensia, Valeria's mother). Marriages An "alert young divorcee", as Ronald Syme writes, she attracted the notice of Sulla at the theatre. She and her cousin Marcus Valerius Messalla Niger were seated behind Sulla due to being relatives of a recently retired chief vestal named Caecilia Metella Balearica, which explains why she as a relatively unimportant woman was seated so close to the dictator. Apparently as she passed by him, she plucked out a part of his toga (likely a single thread) which he noticed and turned aro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valeria Messalina
Valeria Messalina (; ) was the third wife of Roman emperor Claudius. She was a paternal cousin of Emperor Nero, a second cousin of Emperor Caligula, and a great-grandniece of Emperor Augustus. A powerful and influential woman with a reputation for promiscuity, she allegedly conspired against her husband and was executed on the discovery of the plot. Her notorious reputation may have resulted from political bias, but works of art and literature have perpetuated it into modern times. Early life Messalina was the daughter of Domitia Lepida and her first cousin Marcus Valerius Messalla Barbatus. Her mother was the youngest child of the consul Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus and Antonia Major. Her mother's brother, Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, had been the first husband of the future Empress Agrippina the Younger and the biological father of the future Emperor Nero, making Nero Messalina's first cousin despite a seventeen-year age difference. Messalina's grandmothers Claudia Marcella ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valeria Maximilla
Valeria Maximilla () was a Roman Empress and wife of Emperor Maxentius. Life Maximilla was the daughter of Emperor Galerius and his first wife, whose name is unknown. Around 293 (the exact date is unknown), she married Maxentius, son of Emperor Maximian, in what was likely an attempt to forge an alliance between the families of Maximian and Galerius. They had two sons. The eldest, Valerius Romulus, was born c. 295 and died in 309; the other son's name is not recorded, but might be Aurelius Valerius, who was executed in 312. As an emperor's daughter, she was entitled . Maxentius was acclaimed emperor in October 306 against the wishes of Maximilla's father, who unsuccessfully tried to overthrow the usurper in 307. Maxentius remained the ruler of Rome, Italy, and Africa until 312, when Constantine I invaded Italy. Valeria and her husband were together before his defeat at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, after which she disappears from the historical record. Her fate is unknown. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Ramsay (classical Scholar)
William Ramsay (6 February 1806, Edinburgh – 12 February 1865, Sanremo) was a Scottish classical scholar. Life Ramsay was born in Edinburgh on 6 February 1806, the third son of Agnata Frances, daughter of Vincent Biscoe of Charlwood, Hookwood, Surrey and Sir William Ramsay, seventh Ramsay Baronets, baronet of Bamff.s:Ramsay, William (1806-1865) (DNB00), "Ramsay, William (1806-1865)" entry in ''Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900'', Volume 47. He attended the Royal High School, Edinburgh. From 1823 to 1825 he studied Latin, Ancient Greek, Greek, and mathematics at the University of Glasgow. He then studied at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a BA in 1831. He returned to the University of Glasgow where he was elected Professor of Humanity, Glasgow, Professor of Humanity. In 1834, he married Catherine Davidson, and together they had a daughter, Catherine Lilias Harriet. Between 1833 and 1859, he published many works between. Due to failing hea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancient Roman Prosopographical Lists Of Women
Ancient history is a time period from the beginning of writing and recorded human history through late antiquity. The span of recorded history is roughly 5,000 years, beginning with the development of Sumerian cuneiform script. Ancient history covers all continents inhabited by humans in the period 3000 BCAD 500, ending with the expansion of Islam in late antiquity. The three-age system periodises ancient history into the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, and the Iron Age, with recorded history generally considered to begin with the Bronze Age. The start and end of the three ages vary between world regions. In many regions the Bronze Age is generally considered to begin a few centuries prior to 3000 BC, while the end of the Iron Age varies from the early first millennium BC in some regions to the late first millennium AD in others. During the time period of ancient history, the world population was exponentially increasing due to the Neolithic Revolution, which was in full progr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
