Sallustia Orbiana

Sallustia Orbiana
Augusta
Marble head of Orbiana.
Empress of the Roman Empire
Tenure225–227
Bornc. 209
SpouseEmperor Severus Alexander
Names
Gnaea Seia Herennia Sallustia Barbia Orbiana

Gnaea Seia Herennia Sallustia Barbia Orbiana (fl. 220s), usually known as Sallustia Orbiana, was a third century Roman empress, with the title of Augusta as the wife of Severus Alexander from AD 225 to 227.[1][2] The emperor married her in late 225, following the death of his grandmother. Severus was around sixteen years of age at this time. She was known for her beauty, which was captured in multiple works of art. Possibly a victim of the jealousy of Julia Mamaea, the emperor's mother, Orbiana was divorced and exiled to Libya in 227.[3]

  1. ^ CIL II, 3734, CIL VI, 40683, CIL VIII, 9355, CIL VIII, 18254.
  2. ^ Gsell, Inscriptions Latines de L'Algérie, ii. 2, 4666.
  3. ^ Herodian, vi. 1.