Fulvia (77 BC-40 BC) was a Roman woman who lived in the 1st century BC. Year 77 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar. Events By place Rome Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, consul and leader of Year 40 BC was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC The 1st century BC started the first day of 100 BC and ended the last day of 1 BC. Fulvia was the first non-mythological woman to appear on Roman coins. According to Plutarch, Fulvia had no interest in spinning nor managing a household nor to rule a husband with no ambition for public life, Fulvia wanted to govern or to command and be a command-in-chief. Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus ( Greek: Μέστριος Πλούταρχος c Fulvia will be remembered in the history of the late Roman Republic, for her political ambition and activity. The historian states, that Greek Ptolemaic Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt, is indebted to Fulvia for teaching Mark Antony to obey the authority of a wife. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Cleopatra VII Philopator (in Greek, Κλεοπάτρα Φιλοπάτωρ; January 69 BC &ndash 30 BC was a Hellenistic ruler of Egypt
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Early life
Fulvia was born Fulvia Flacca Bambula and is also known as Fulvia Bambaliae. She was born and raised either in Rome or Tusculum, Italy. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 For other uses of Tusculum see Tusculum (disambiguation. Tusculum is the classical Roman name of a major ancient Alban Hills city in Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Fulvia was a member of the Flacci branch of the Fulvius gens which hailed from Tusculum. Fulvius (fem Fulvia) (Italian Fulvio) was the Nomen of the gens Fulvia, a Patrician Gens of In Ancient Rome, a gens (pl gentes) was a Clan, Caste, or group of Families, that shared a common name (the For other uses of Tusculum see Tusculum (disambiguation. Tusculum is the classical Roman name of a major ancient Alban Hills city in The family was plebs, various members of the family achieved consulship and had become senators. Plebs were the general body of landowners of Roman Citizens in Ancient Rome. Fulvia was the only child of Marcus Fulvius Flaccus Bambalio and Sempronia Gracchae. Sempronia refers either to the female form of the prominent Sempronius family called the gens Sempronia, or to the women of that family Her father Marcus Fulvius Flaccus, received the nickname Bambalio because of his hesitancy in his speech. Her paternal grandfather was Marcus Fulvius Flaccus (consul 125 BC), who had been an ally to the Roman politicians Tiberius Gracchus and Gaius Gracchus. Marcus Fulvius Flaccus was a Roman senator and an ally of the Gracchi. Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus ( Latin: TI·SEMPRONIVS·TI·F·P·N·GRACCVS (168 BC-133 BC was a Roman politician of the 2nd century BC and brother Gaius Sempronius Gracchus ( Latin: C·SEMPRONIVS·TI·F·P·N·GRACCVS (154 BC-121 BC was a Roman politician of the 2nd century BC
Her maternal grandparents were Gaius Gracchus and Licinia Crassa. Gaius Sempronius Gracchus ( Latin: C·SEMPRONIVS·TI·F·P·N·GRACCVS (154 BC-121 BC was a Roman politician of the 2nd century BC Through her maternal grandfather, she was a great-niece to Tiberius Gracchus, a descendant of Roman General Scipio Africanus and Roman General Lucius Aemilius Paulus Macedonicus. Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus ( Latin: TI·SEMPRONIVS·TI·F·P·N·GRACCVS (168 BC-133 BC was a Roman politician of the 2nd century BC and brother Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major ( Latin: P·CORNELIVS·P·F·L·N·SCIPIO·AFRICANVS ¹) (236&ndash183 Lucius Aemilius Paulus Macedonicus (229 BC-160 BC was a Roman general and politician Through her maternal grandmother, she was a descendant of the Licinius (gens) and Claudius (gens). Licinius was a celebrated plebeian Gens of Ancient Rome. One person who belonged to the gens was C The Gens Claudia was one of the oldest families in ancient Rome, and for centuries its members were regularly leaders of the city and empire
When her mother died in 63 BC Fulvia as the heiress to the Gracchi estate became very wealthy. Year 63 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar. Events By place Rome Pompey conquers Phonecia, Coele-Syria Her father was still alive, when she married Publius Clodius Pulcher. Publius Clodius Pulcher (born around 92 BC died January 18, 52 BC was a Roman Politician of the Populares cause chiefly remembered for his
First marriage
Her first husband was Publius Clodius Pulcher, a demagogue politician famous for causing instability in Rome's internal affairs, often involved in conspiracies and known to resort to violence. Publius Clodius Pulcher (born around 92 BC died January 18, 52 BC was a Roman Politician of the Populares cause chiefly remembered for his Demagogy (also demagoguery) ( Ancient Greek δημαγωγία from dēmos "people" and agein "to lead" refers to a political It is said that Fulvia financially supported her husband's career and inspired most of his actions. Fulvia bore him a daughter called Clodia Pulchra. Clodia Pulchra, also known as Claudia (born 57 BC/56 BC was the daughter of Fulvia (later wife of Mark Antony) and her first husband Publius Clodius Clodius was killed by slave bodyguards of Titus Annius Milo in a battle that erupted between these sworn enemies and their retainers in a chance encounter at Bovillae outside Rome in 52 BC, leaving Fulvia a widow. Titus Annius Milo Papianus was a Roman political agitator the son of Gaius Papius Celsus, but adopted by his maternal grandfather Titus Annius Luscus. Year 52 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar. Events By place Rome Consuls Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius
Second marriage
Her widowhood did not last long. Afterwards, she married Gaius Scribonius Curio, an influential and talented tribune whose defection to Caesar in exchange for an enormous bribe swung the balance in Julius Caesar's favor in his struggle with the Senate in 50 BC. Gaius Scribonius Curio was the name of a father and son who lived in the late Roman Republic. Year 50 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar. Events By place Rome Consuls Lucius Aemilius Paullus and At the outbreak of the Civil War Caesar entrusted Curio with an expedition to conquer Africa, but through overconfidence he allowed himself to be outmaneuvered by King Juba I of Numidia and he and his troops were annihilated the only serious defeat suffered by Caesar's forces during the Civil War. Juba I of Numidia or Juba I (c 85 BC-46 BC reigned 60 BC-46 BC was a King of Numidia. Curio was killed in 49 BC. Year 49 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar. Events By place Rome Consuls Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Crus
Third marriage
Fulvia's own political career started with her third marriage, to future Roman Triumvir Mark Antony. Marcus Antonius (in Latin: M·ANTONIVS·M·F·M·N ( c January 14 83 BC&ndash August 1, 30 BC known in English as Mark Plutarch said that she needed husbands with an active political profile and the ambitious Antony was highly qualified. Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus ( Greek: Μέστριος Πλούταρχος c As Clodius had done previously, Antony was happy to accept her money to boost his career. Antony changed the name of the Ancient Greek city of Eunemia or Eumeneia to Fulvia, in honor of her.
Fulvia bore Antony two sons: Marcus Antonius Antyllus (47 BC- August 1, 30 BC) and Iullus Antonius (45 BC-2 BC). Marcus Antonius Antyllus (47 BC - 1 August 30 BC or Marcus Antonius Minor ( Minor, Latin for the younger) also known as Antonius or Antyllus Year 47 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar. Events By place Rome Consuls Quintus Fufius Calenus, Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 30 BC was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Iullus Antonius (43 BC-2 BC also known as Iulus, Julus or Jullus, was the second son of Mark Antony and his third wife Fulvia. Year 45 BC was the year the Julian calendar went into effect According to this calendar it was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar Year 2 BC was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Antyllus has her father’s first name or praenomen.
Following Julius Caesar's assassination in March 15, 44 BC, Antony formed the second triumvirate with Octavian (future emperor Augustus) and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus and embarked on a savage proscription. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 44 BC was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. The term triumvirate (from Latin, "of three men" is commonly used to describe a political regime dominated by three powerful individuals Augustus ( Latin: IMPERATOR·CAESAR·DIVI·FILIVS·AVGVSTVS September 23 63 BC – August 19 AD 14) born Gaius Octavius Thurinus, was Marcus Aemilius Lepidus was a common name for several successive generations of a family in Ancient Rome: Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (consul 187 BC, To solidify the political alliance, Fulvia offered her daughter, Clodia, to young Octavian as wife. Antony pursued his political enemies, chief among them being Marcus Tullius Cicero, who had criticized him openly for abusing his powers as consul after Caesar's assassination. Marcus Tullius Cicero ( Classical Latin ˈkikeroː usually ˈsɪsərəʊ in English January 3, 106 BC &ndash December 7, 43 BC was a Roman In the proscription, Antony dispatched search parties to Cicero's country homes to track him down. He was found and beheaded by a Roman centurion, Herennius, whom Cicero had previously defended successfully in a murder trial, after his whereabouts were revealed by a young slave to whom Cicero had shown special favor. Antony exhibited Cicero's head and hands at the rostra in the Forum. The Rostra or Rostra Vetera was the platform located within the Comitium of the Roman Forum beside the Curia from which Orators This page refers to the main forum in the center of Rome See Imperial forums or Other forums in Rome (below for other forums in Rome and
Fulvia was happy to take revenge against Cicero for Antony's sake, but also in revenge for Publius Clodius Pulcher, her first husband, also an earlier victim of Cicero's sharp rhetoric. Cassius Dio describes the joy with which she pierced the tongue of the dead Cicero with her golden hairpins, as a final revenge against Cicero's power of speech. Lucius Cassius Dio Cocceianus ( Greek:) (c 155 or 163/164 to after 229 known in English as Cassius Dio, Dio Cassius, or Dio was
Social unrest and Fulvia's death
Shortly afterwards, triumvirs then distributed the provinces among them. Lepidus took the west and Antony went to Egypt, where he met Cleopatra VII. Cleopatra VII Philopator (in Greek, Κλεοπάτρα Φιλοπάτωρ; January 69 BC &ndash 30 BC was a Hellenistic ruler of Egypt Octavian remained in Italy, where he was busy taking lands from Italians and giving them to the triumvirate veterans.
These actions caused political and social unrest. After Octavian and Clodia divorced, Fulvia saw this as an insult to her family and she decided to take action. Together with Lucius Antonius, Mark Antony's brother, she raised eight legions in Italy to fight for Antony's rights against Octavian. Another Lucius Antonius was a grandson to Mark Antony. Lucius Antonius ( 1st century BC) was the younger brother Fulvia's civil war (also called the Perusine War) was a Civil war which lasted from 41 to 40 BC. The army occupied Rome for a short time, but eventually retreated to Perusia (modern Perugia). The ancient Perusia, now Perugia, first appears in history as one of the 12 confederate cities of Etruria. Perugia is the capital City of the region of Umbria in central Italy, near the Tiber river and the capital of the Province of Perugia Octavian besieged Fulvia and Lucius Antonius in the winter of 41 BC-40 BC, starving them into surrender. Year 41 BC was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Year 40 BC was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Fulvia was exiled to Sicyon, where she died of a sudden illness while Antony was en route to meet her. For the modern municipality see Sikyona. Sicyon (Σικυών was an ancient Greek city situated in the northern Peloponnesus
Her death opened a space for Octavian and Antony to reconcile. Now a widower, Antony married Octavian's second elder sister Octavia Minor. Octavia Minor (69 - 11 BC also known as Octavia the Younger or simply Octavia, was the sister of the first Roman Emperor, Augustus (known also The fate of Fulvia’s daughter after her divorce is unknown. Her son Antyllus was beheaded by Octavian in Alexandria, Egypt in 30 BC. Alexandria ( Egyptian Arabic: اسكندريه Eskendereyya; Standard Arabic: ar الإسكندرية Al-Iskandariyya; Ἀλεξάνδρεια This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Year 30 BC was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Her youngest child, Iullus, was raised from 40 BC by Octavia Minor. Iullus married Octavia’s daughter and Octavian's niece Claudia Marcella Major and they had three children: two sons Lucius Antonius, Gaius Antonius and a daughter Iulla Antonia. Claudia Marcella was the name of the two daughters of Octavia Minor, the sister of Emperor Augustus, from her first husband the Consul Gaius Claudius Lucius Antonius (20 BC-25 was an ancient Roman, the first son to Iullus Antonius and Claudia Marcella Major Gaius Antonius (born after 18 BC-? was the second son of consul Iullus Antonius and Claudia Marcella Major Iulla Antonia or Julia Antonia, was a daughter of Roman consul Iullus Antonius and Claudia Marcella Major
See also
- Iullus Antonius, Women in Rome, Scipio-Paullus-Gracchus family tree
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