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Gaia Afrania ( 1st century BC) was the wife of the senator Licinius Buccio. Afrania was born into an old

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family, the gens Afrania. She lived during the chaotic time of the breakup of the Republic,Raia, Ann R., and Judith L. Sebesta.
Companion:Valerius Maximus: Afrania
." Companion:Valerius Maximus: Afrania. The World of Learning, Jan. 2008. Accessed 2014-11-04. dying in 48 BC.

Valerius Maximus Valerius Maximus () was a 1st-century Latin writer and author of a collection of historical anecdotes: ' ("Nine books of memorable deeds and sayings", also known as ''De factis dictisque memorabilibus'' or ''Facta et dicta memorabilia''). He worke ...

, viii. 3. § 1 She often brought suits to court. Perhaps the sister of Lucius Afranius,

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in 60, she always pleaded her own cases before the

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instead of waiting for male family members to defend her, thus giving occasion to the publishing of the edict which forbade all women to postulate.Dig. 3. tit. 1. s. 1. § 5

's narrative indicates that she was successfully able to argue her cases, although he looked upon it negatively.

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condemns Afrania as the cause for the edict, stating that it was meant to prevent women's involvement in the legal business of others. He believed that it was too immodest for women and that it was a duty for males.

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Gaia Afrania
on feminaeromanae.org 48 BC deaths 1st-century BC Roman women 1st-century BC Romans

Gaia In Greek mythology, Gaia (; , a poetic form of ('), meaning 'land' or 'earth'),, , . also spelled Gaea (), is the personification of Earth. Gaia is the ancestral mother—sometimes parthenogenic—of all life. She is the mother of Uranus (S ...

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