Magia Polla (known also as Maia, ) was an ancient Roman woman, mother of the poet
Virgilius.
Biography
Magia Polla was the daughter of Magius, a rich merchant of the
Magia gens, and perhaps had
Celtic
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origins on her mother's side.
She married Virgilius Maro Ficulus, a potter who was initially employed by her father, but who later gained some wealth as a beekeeper and small landowner.
They had three sons:
Silus, Flaccus
and
Virgilius (70 BC - 19 BC), who became one of the greatest Roman poets.
After her husband's death, Magia remarried with Lucius Scoedius and had another son, Proculus.
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References
1st-century BC Roman women
Virgil