Laberia Hostilia Crispina
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Laberia Hostilia Crispina or her full name Laberia Marcia Hostilia Crispina Moecia Cornelia was a noble Roman woman and heiress that lived between the second half of the 1st century and the first half of the 2nd century in the Roman Empire
.
Laberia was a contemporary to the rule of Roman Emperor
Domitian
81-96 and the rule of the Nervan-Antonian dynasty of Ancient Rome
. She was the daughter and only child born to Manius Laberius Maximus
and her mother is an unnamed Roman woman. Laberia belonged to a distinguished family of Equestrian rank who came from Lanuvium (modern Lanuvio
, Italy
).
Her father was a significant, distinguished Senator
, Suffect Consul and General during the reigns of Emperors Domitian and Trajan
. While her paternal grandfather Lucius Laberius Maximus
, was a distinguished politician in Domitian’s reign. Lucius successfully was a prefect in charge of the grain supply of Rome
. Later he served as the Governor of the Egypt province
and became a Praetorian prefect
. While her paternal great, grandfather another Lucius Laberius Maximus served as a magistrate.
Laberia was born and raised in Lanuvium or Rome
. When her father died in 117, Laberia inherited her family’s fortune and became a rich heiress to the family name. She married the consul and senator Caius Bruttius Praesens
Lucius Fulvius Rusticus as his second wife, while Praesens was her first and only husband.
Laberia settled and lived with her husband in Volceii, Lucania
, Italy
. Around or in 119, Laberia bore Praesens a son and only child Lucius Fulvius Gaius Bruttius Praesens
Laberius Maximus Polyonymus. Her son would become later a Consul and Senator. Through her son, Laberia would become the paternal grandmother to future consul Lucius Bruttius Quintius Crispinus
and future Roman empress Bruttia Crispina
, who married the future Roman Emperor
Commodus
. Through Lucius Bruttius Quintius Crispinus
, she would have further descendants who would become consuls.
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
.
Laberia was a contemporary to the rule of Roman Emperor
Roman Emperor
The Roman emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period . The Romans had no single term for the office although at any given time, a given title was associated with the emperor...
Domitian
Domitian
Domitian was Roman Emperor from 81 to 96. Domitian was the third and last emperor of the Flavian dynasty.Domitian's youth and early career were largely spent in the shadow of his brother Titus, who gained military renown during the First Jewish-Roman War...
81-96 and the rule of the Nervan-Antonian dynasty of Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
. She was the daughter and only child born to Manius Laberius Maximus
Manius Laberius Maximus
Manius Laberius Maximus was a Roman who lived in the 1st and 2nd centuries. Maximus was a significant Roman Senator and military figure in the reigns of Roman Emperors Domitian and Trajan....
and her mother is an unnamed Roman woman. Laberia belonged to a distinguished family of Equestrian rank who came from Lanuvium (modern Lanuvio
Lanuvio
Lanuvio is a comune in the Province of Rome in the Italian region Latium, located about 30 km southeast of Rome, on the Alban Hills.Lanuvio borders the following municipalities: Aprilia, Ariccia, Genzano di Roma, Velletri.-History:...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
).
Her father was a significant, distinguished Senator
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...
, Suffect Consul and General during the reigns of Emperors Domitian and Trajan
Trajan
Trajan , was Roman Emperor from 98 to 117 AD. Born into a non-patrician family in the province of Hispania Baetica, in Spain Trajan rose to prominence during the reign of emperor Domitian. Serving as a legatus legionis in Hispania Tarraconensis, in Spain, in 89 Trajan supported the emperor against...
. While her paternal grandfather Lucius Laberius Maximus
Lucius Laberius Maximus
Lucius Laberius Maximus was a Roman governor of the Egypt province in 83, and prefect of the imperial bodyguard, known as the Praetorian Guard, during the reign of Roman Emperor Domitian, in 84...
, was a distinguished politician in Domitian’s reign. Lucius successfully was a prefect in charge of the grain supply of Rome
Grain supply to the city of Rome
In classical antiquity, the grain supply to the city of Rome could not be met entirely from the surrounding countryside, which was taken up by the villas and parks of the aristocracy and which produced mainly fruit, vegetables and other perishable goods...
. Later he served as the Governor of the Egypt province
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...
and became a Praetorian prefect
Praetorian prefect
Praetorian prefect was the title of a high office in the Roman Empire. Originating as the commander of the Praetorian Guard, the office gradually acquired extensive legal and administrative functions, with its holders becoming the Emperor's chief aides...
. While her paternal great, grandfather another Lucius Laberius Maximus served as a magistrate.
Laberia was born and raised in Lanuvium or 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...
. When her father died in 117, Laberia inherited her family’s fortune and became a rich heiress to the family name. She married the consul and senator Caius Bruttius Praesens
Caius Bruttius Praesens
Caius or Gaius Bruttius Praesens Lucius Fulvius Rusticus was an important Roman senator of the reigns of Roman emperors Trajan, Hadrian and Antoninus Pius. A friend of Pliny the Younger and Hadrian, he was twice consul, governed provinces, commanded armies and ended his career as City Prefect of...
Lucius Fulvius Rusticus as his second wife, while Praesens was her first and only husband.
Laberia settled and lived with her husband in Volceii, Lucania
Lucania
Lucania was an ancient district of southern Italy, extending from the Tyrrhenian Sea to the Gulf of Taranto. To the north it adjoined Campania, Samnium and Apulia, and to the south it was separated by a narrow isthmus from the district of Bruttium...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. Around or in 119, Laberia bore Praesens a son and only child Lucius Fulvius Gaius Bruttius Praesens
Gaius Bruttius Praesens
Lucius Fulvius Gaius Bruttius Praesens Laberius Maximus Polyonymus was a prominent Roman senator and twice consul during the reigns of Roman emperors Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius and Commodus. His career is largely known from inscriptions...
Laberius Maximus Polyonymus. Her son would become later a Consul and Senator. Through her son, Laberia would become the paternal grandmother to future consul Lucius Bruttius Quintius Crispinus
Lucius Bruttius Quintius Crispinus
Lucius Bruttius Quintius Crispinus was a Roman who lived in the 2nd century. His mother is unknown and his father was Roman consul Gaius Bruttius Praesens. Crispinus' paternal grandparents were consul and senator Caius Bruttius Praesens and rich heiress Laberia Hostilia Crispina, who was the...
and future Roman empress Bruttia Crispina
Bruttia Crispina
Bruttia Crispina was the Empress of Rome and wife of Roman Emperor Commodus.Crispina’s mother is unknown and her father was twice consul Gaius Bruttius Praesens. Crispina’s paternal grandparents were consul and senator Caius Bruttius Praesens and rich heiress Laberia Hostilia Crispina, who was the...
, who married the future Roman Emperor
Roman Emperor
The Roman emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period . The Romans had no single term for the office although at any given time, a given title was associated with the emperor...
Commodus
Commodus
Commodus , was Roman Emperor from 180 to 192. He also ruled as co-emperor with his father Marcus Aurelius from 177 until his father's death in 180. His name changed throughout his reign; see changes of name for earlier and later forms. His accession as emperor was the first time a son had succeeded...
. Through Lucius Bruttius Quintius Crispinus
Lucius Bruttius Quintius Crispinus
Lucius Bruttius Quintius Crispinus was a Roman who lived in the 2nd century. His mother is unknown and his father was Roman consul Gaius Bruttius Praesens. Crispinus' paternal grandparents were consul and senator Caius Bruttius Praesens and rich heiress Laberia Hostilia Crispina, who was the...
, she would have further descendants who would become consuls.
Sources
- The Emperor Domitian, By Brian W. Jones, Edition: illustrated Published by Routledge, 1992 ISBN 0415042291, 9780415042291
- German version of Wikipedia.
- http://www.livius.org/bn-bz/bruttius/crispina.html
- http://www.forumancientcoins.com/historia/coins/r3/r1361.htm