Aemilia Scaura
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Aemilia Scaura was the daughter of the patrician Roman Marcus Aemilius Scaurus
and his second wife Caecilia Metella Dalmatica.
By the time of her birth, Scaurus was around 70 and, as princeps senatus
, the speaker of the Senate
, was one of the most important politicians of Rome
. After her father's death, Aemilia was raised by her mother's second husband Lucius Cornelius Sulla
, who took care of her education and fortune.
Sulla also used his stepdaughter for political alliances. In 82 BC, Aemilia was married and pregnant by a man who dared to criticize the dictator's conduct. Sulla was most displeased and forced the divorce. Immediately afterwards, Aemilia was married to Gnaeus Pompey Magnus, while still pregnant by her first husband. This marriage boosted Pompey's political career because Aemilia was an aristocratic patrician, while he was from a recent senatorial family. Aemilia died in childbirth shortly afterwards.
Via Aemilia Scaura is a Roman road
built by Marcus Aemilius Scaurus
.
Marcus Aemilius Scaurus
Marcus Aemilius Scaurus was a Roman consul in 115 BC and considered one of the most talented and influential politicians of the Republic....
and his second wife Caecilia Metella Dalmatica.
By the time of her birth, Scaurus was around 70 and, as princeps senatus
Princeps senatus
The princeps senatus was the first member by precedence of the Roman Senate. Although officially out of the cursus honorum and owning no imperium, this office brought enormous prestige to the senator holding it.-Overview:...
, the speaker of the Senate
Roman Senate
The Senate of the Roman Republic was a political institution in the ancient Roman Republic, however, it was not an elected body, but one whose members were appointed by the consuls, and later by the censors. After a magistrate served his term in office, it usually was followed with automatic...
, was one of the most important politicians of Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
. After her father's death, Aemilia was raised by her mother's second husband Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix , known commonly as Sulla, was a Roman general and statesman. He had the rare distinction of holding the office of consul twice, as well as that of dictator...
, who took care of her education and fortune.
Sulla also used his stepdaughter for political alliances. In 82 BC, Aemilia was married and pregnant by a man who dared to criticize the dictator's conduct. Sulla was most displeased and forced the divorce. Immediately afterwards, Aemilia was married to Gnaeus Pompey Magnus, while still pregnant by her first husband. This marriage boosted Pompey's political career because Aemilia was an aristocratic patrician, while he was from a recent senatorial family. Aemilia died in childbirth shortly afterwards.
Via Aemilia Scaura is a Roman road
Roman road
The Roman roads were a vital part of the development of the Roman state, from about 500 BC through the expansion during the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. Roman roads enabled the Romans to move armies and trade goods and to communicate. The Roman road system spanned more than 400,000 km...
built by Marcus Aemilius Scaurus
Marcus Aemilius Scaurus
Marcus Aemilius Scaurus was a Roman consul in 115 BC and considered one of the most talented and influential politicians of the Republic....
.