Bust of Domitia Lepida (?), mother of Messalina

Domitia Lepida (PIR² D 180), sometimes known simply as Lepida (c. AD 3 ? - 54), was the younger daughter of Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus (d 25) and Antonia Major. Her sister was Domitia (with whom she's sometimes confused) and her brother was Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (father of the emperor Nero). She was a great-niece of Caesar Augustus and granddaughter of Octavia Minor and Mark Antony. She also was grandmother to Claudia Octavia and Britannicus. Domitia Lepida was a beautiful and influential figure (Tacitus, Annals, 12.64). Like her sister, she was also very wealthy. She had holdings in Calabria and owned the praedia Lepidiana (Raepsaet-Charlier, p.286). Image File history File links Domitia_Lepida. ... Image File history File links Domitia_Lepida. ... The Julio-Claudian dynasty was the series of the first five Roman Emperors. ... 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Lepida was married three times. Her first husband was her cousin Marcus Valerius Messalla Barbatus (PIR¹ V 88; Suetonius, Vita Claudii, 26.29). Lepida married Barbatus probably around 15 AD (Barrett, Agrippina, p. 287 n. 154). Their daughter Valeria Messalina (c. 20-48 AD) became Empress and third wife to the Emperor Claudius. Born no later than 12 BC and on the basis on his family distinction, Messalina's father could have expected a consulship by AD 23. Since he didn't become consul, it has been suggested that he must have died before that date (cf. Barrett, Agrippina, p. 233). Lepida's second husband was Faustus Cornelius Sulla (PIR² C 1459), cos. suff. in AD 31. He was a descendant of the dictator Lucius Cornelius Sulla. Around 25 AD, their son Faustus Cornelius Sulla Felix (PIR² C 1464; Dio 60.30.6a) was born. Faustus Cornelius Sulla and his brother Lucius Cornelius Sulla were senators, who lived in Tiberius' reign. Faustus Cornelius Sulla died of uncertain causes around 40 AD. Faustus Cornelius Sulla Felix married Claudius' daughter Claudia Antonia. Marcus Valerius Messala Barbatus Messalinus (12 BC - AD 20/21) was a Senator of ancient Rome. ... Centuries: 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century Decades: 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC 0s - 10s - 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s Years: 10 11 12 13 14 - 15 - 16 17 18 19 20 Events Valerius Gratus is appointed Prefect of Iudaea. ... Valeria Messalina (17–48) was the third wife of the Roman emperor Claudius. ... Events Roman Empire Tiberias is built on the Sea of Galilee by Herod Antipas, in honour of Tiberius. ... Events Rome Roman Emperor Claudius invests Agrippa II with the office of superintendent of the Temple in Jerusalem. ... For other uses, see Claudius (disambiguation). ... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 60s BC 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC - 10s BC - 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s Years: 17 BC 16 BC 15 BC 14 BC 13 BC 12 BC 11 BC 10 BC 9 BC 8 BC 7 BC... Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix (Latin: L·CORNELIVS·L·F·P·N·SVLLA·FELIX) ¹ (ca. ... Centuries: 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century Decades: 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC 0s 10s - 20s - 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s Years: 20 21 22 23 24 - 25 - 26 27 28 29 30 Events Han dynasty was restored in China as Liu Xiu proclaimed himself emperor, start of... Faustus Cornelius Sulla Felix ( 22 - 62 AD) was one of the lesser known figures of the Julio-Claudian dynasty of ancient Rome. ... Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix (Latin: L·CORNELIVS·L·F·P·N·SVLLA·FELIX) ¹ (ca. ... Tiberius Caesar Augustus, born Tiberius Claudius Nero (November 16, 42 BC – March 16 AD 37), was the second Roman Emperor, from the death of Augustus in AD 14 until his own death in 37. ... Events Christianity comes to Egypt as a church is founded in Alexandria. ... Antonia (30–66 AD) was Claudius only child from his second marriage to Aelia Paetina. ...

At the beginning of the reign of her son-in-law Claudius, Lepida married Gaius Appius Junius Silanus (consul of 28 AD). In AD 42, Appius Silanus was summarily executed on the orders of Claudius. The reasons and circumstances of Appius Silanus' execution are not very clear. Claudius informed the Senate that Appius Silanus had determined to assassinate him and that was revealed in dreams experienced by his freedman Narcissus and his wife Messalina (Tacitus, Annals 11.29.1; Suetonius, Vita Claudii 37.2; Dio 60.14.2-4; Levick, Claudius, 58 ff.) For other uses, see Claudius (disambiguation). ... Gaius Appius Junius Silanus (Classical Latin: Gaivs Appivs Ivnivs Silanvs; ? — 42 A.D.) was a consul in 28 A.D. (with Publius Silius Nerva). ... For other uses, see number 28. ... Narcissus may mean either: Narcissus in Greek mythology the Narcissus flower and plant Narcissus, freedman and secretary to the Roman emperor Claudius Narcissus, murderer of the Roman emperor Commodus HMS Narcissus, a name borne by six ships of the Royal Navy Narcissus, a painting by Caravaggio Narcissus, a JavaScript engine... Valeria Messalina Valeria Messalina or Messalina (About 18 AD - 48 AD) was a Roman Empress and third wife to Roman Emperor Claudius. ...

In 48 AD, her daughter Messalina was executed on the orders of Claudius due to Messalina's mocked marriage with her lover which later became a political coup. During the most part of Messalina's influence and prosperity at the Imperial court, Lepida has been estranged from her daughter (this might have followed Appius Silanus' murder). But in Messalina's last hour in the Gardens of Lucullus, Lepida was at her side and encouraged her to end her own life (Tacitus, Annals 11.37). After Messalina was stabbed with a dagger by an officer, her body was given up to Lepida. Events Rome Roman Emperor Claudius invests Agrippa II with the office of superintendent of the Temple in Jerusalem. ... Valeria Messalina Valeria Messalina or Messalina (About 18 AD - 48 AD) was a Roman Empress and third wife to Roman Emperor Claudius. ...

Her former sister-in-law, Agrippina the Younger, became Claudius' new wife in 49 AD. Out of jealousy, Agrippina arranged the execution of Domitia Lepida sometime before the poisoning of Claudius, after which Nero became the new emperor. Agrippina charged Domitia Lepida with attempting her life by magic, disturbing Italian peace and failing to control her Calabrian slave-gangs. Agrippina thought that Domitia Lepida would use her kind influence on Nero, to turn him against Agrippina. Agrippina the Younger, mother of Nero Julia Vispania Agrippina Minor (in latin: Iulia Agrippina, PIR2 I 641), most commonly known as Agrippina Minor or Agrippina the Younger (November 6, 15 – March 59), was the daughter of Germanicus and Agrippina Major. ... Events Rome Emperor Claudius marries his niece Agrippina the younger (approximate date). ...

References

• E. Klebs, H. Dessau, P. Von Rohden (ed.), Prosopographia Imperii Romani, 3 vol., Berlin, 1897-1898. (PIR¹)
• E. Groag, A. Stein, L. Petersen - e.a. (edd.), Prosopographia Imperii Romani saeculi I, II et III, Berlin, 1933 - . (PIR²)
• Levick, Barbara, Claudius. Yale University Press, New Haven, 1990.
• Barrett, Anthony A., Agrippina: Sex, Power and Politics in the Early Roman Empire. Yale University Press, New Haven, 1996.
• Raepsaet-Charlier M.-Th., Prosopographie des femmes de l'ordre sénatorial (Ier-IIe siècles), 2 vol., Louvain, 1987, 285 ff.