Cornelia Scipio
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Cornelia was the daughter of Scribonia
and consul Publius Cornelius Scipio Salvito
. She was married twice. Her first husband was Sextus Julius Caesar III. Together they had one son born in 32 BC
, named Sextus Julius Caesar IV. Her second husband was the censor Lucius Aemilius Paullus, with whom she had three children. Their first son Lucius Aemilius Paullus, born circa 37 BC married his cousin Julia the Younger
and their second son Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, born circa 30 BC, was consul in 6. She also had a daughter called Aemilia Paulla born in 22 BC
who married Publius Memmius Regulus.
Cornelia was the sister of Cornelius Scipio
, and was the elder half-sister of Julia the Elder
. Cornelia died in the same year of her brother's consulship; if this brother is identified as P. Cornelius Scipio, the date was 16 BC Emperor Augustus
, her stepfather, grieved her death as he found her a worthy elder sister to his daughter, Julia. The poet Propertius wrote an elegy of Cornelia for her funeral, praising her virtue and family, including Scipio and Scribonia.
Scribonia
Scribonia was the second wife of the Roman Emperor Augustus and the mother of his only natural child, Julia the Elder. She was the mother-in-law of the Emperor Tiberius, great-grandmother of the Emperor Caligula and Empress Agrippina the Younger, grandmother-in-law of the Emperor Claudius, and...
and consul Publius Cornelius Scipio Salvito
Publius Cornelius Scipio Salvito
Publius Cornelius Scipio ‘Salvito’ was a consul who lived in the late Roman Republic. He was a member of the Cornelia gens and a relative of Scipio Africanus, the Roman general who defeated Hannibal....
. She was married twice. Her first husband was Sextus Julius Caesar III. Together they had one son born in 32 BC
32 BC
Year 32 BC was either a common year starting on Monday or Tuesday or a leap year starting on Sunday, Monday or Tuesday of the Julian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Proleptic Julian calendar...
, named Sextus Julius Caesar IV. Her second husband was the censor Lucius Aemilius Paullus, with whom she had three children. Their first son Lucius Aemilius Paullus, born circa 37 BC married his cousin Julia the Younger
Julia the Younger
Julia the Younger or Julilla , Vipsania Julia Agrippina, Iulilla, Julia, Augustus' granddaughter, or Julia Caesaris Minor, was a Roman noblewoman of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. She was the first daughter and second child of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia the Elder...
and their second son Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, born circa 30 BC, was consul in 6. She also had a daughter called Aemilia Paulla born in 22 BC
22 BC
Year 22 BC was either a common year starting on Sunday, Monday or Tuesday or a leap year starting on Sunday or Saturday of the Julian calendar and a common year starting on Saturday of the Proleptic Julian calendar...
who married Publius Memmius Regulus.
Cornelia was the sister of Cornelius Scipio
Publius Cornelius Scipio (consul 16 BC)
Publius Cornelius Scipio was the son of Publius Cornelius Scipio Salvito and Scribonia. He was elder brother to Cornelia Scipio and the elder half-brother to Julia the Elder, who was the daughter of Emperor Augustus. Scipio claimed to be a descendent of Scipio Africanus and boasted himself about...
, and was the elder half-sister of Julia the Elder
Julia the Elder
Julia the Elder , known to her contemporaries as Julia Caesaris filia or Julia Augusti filia was the daughter and only biological child of Augustus, the first emperor of the Roman Empire. Augustus subsequently adopted several male members of his close family as sons...
. Cornelia died in the same year of her brother's consulship; if this brother is identified as P. Cornelius Scipio, the date was 16 BC Emperor Augustus
Augustus
Augustus ;23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14) is considered the first emperor of the Roman Empire, which he ruled alone from 27 BC until his death in 14 AD.The dates of his rule are contemporary dates; Augustus lived under two calendars, the Roman Republican until 45 BC, and the Julian...
, her stepfather, grieved her death as he found her a worthy elder sister to his daughter, Julia. The poet Propertius wrote an elegy of Cornelia for her funeral, praising her virtue and family, including Scipio and Scribonia.