Annia Galeria Aurelia Faustina

Annia Galeria Aurelia Faustina (c. 151/153[1] - after 165) was a daughter of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius and his wife, Faustina the Younger.[2][3] Her sister was empress Lucilla and her younger brother was Commodus.[2] Her maternal grandparents were Antoninus Pius and Faustina the Elder, while her paternal grandparents were Domitia Lucilla and the praetor Marcus Annius Verus.[4] She was born and raised in Rome.

The parents of Faustina betrothed her to Gnaeus Claudius Severus, whom she later married after 159.[5] Gnaeus Claudius Severus was a Roman Senator of Pontian Greek descent who came from Pompeiopolis, a city in the Roman province of Galatia. After Faustina married Claudius Severus, they settled in Pompeiopolis. Faustina bore Claudius Severus a son, Tiberius Claudius Severus Proculus, who served as consul in 200.

  1. ^ Birley, Anthony. Marcus Aurelius, revised edition (London: Routledge, 1993), p. 108. ISBN 0-415-17125-3
  2. ^ a b Birley, Anthony R. (2012-12-06). Marcus Aurelius: A Biography. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-69569-0.
  3. ^ McLynn, Frank (2011-12-31). Marcus Aurelius: Warrior, Philosopher, Emperor. Random House. ISBN 978-1-4464-4933-2.
  4. ^ Levick, Barbara M. (2014-02-01). Faustina I and II: Imperial Women of the Golden Age. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-970217-6.
  5. ^ Hekster, O. (2021-11-15). Commodus: An Emperor at the Crossroads. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-50232-1.