Magnia Urbica
Encyclopedia
Magnia Urbica, wife of emperor Carus
. She was granted the honorifics Augusta
, and Mater castrorum, senatus ac patriae, "Mother of the barracks (armies), Senate and Fatherland".
Carus
Carus , was Roman Emperor from 282 to 283. During his short reign, Carus fought the Germanic tribes and Sarmatians along the Danube frontier with success. During his campaign against the Sassanid Empire he sacked their capital Ctesiphon, but died shortly thereafter...
. She was granted the honorifics Augusta
Augusta (honorific)
Augusta was the imperial honorific title of empresses. It was given to the women of the Roman and Byzantine imperial families. In the third century, Augustae could also receive the titles of Mater castrorum and Mater Patriae .The title implied the greatest prestige, with the Augustae able to...
, and Mater castrorum, senatus ac patriae, "Mother of the barracks (armies), Senate and Fatherland".