Bruttia (Crispina) Augusta (abt. 164 - 191)

Born about 0164 in Rome, Latium, Roman Empire

Wife of Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Augustus (Commodus) Antoninus — married Jul 0178 in Rome, Italy

Died 0191 at about age 27 in Capri, Roman Empire

Biography

Name and Birth

Crispina was born and raised in Rome or Volceii. ^[1]

Crispina came from an illustrious aristocratic family and was the daughter of twice consul Gaius Bruttius Praesens and his wife Valeria. Crispina’s paternal grandparents were consul and senator Caius Bruttius Praesens and the rich heiress Laberia Hostilia Crispina, daughter of another twice consul, Manius Laberius Maximus. Her father’s family originally came from Volceii, Lucania, Italy and were closely associated with the Roman Emperors Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius. Crispina's brother was future consul Lucius Bruttius Quintius Crispinus. ^[1]

Marriage to Commodus

Crispina married the sixteen year-old, Commodus in the summer of 178. Crispina's marriage failed to produce an heir due to her husband's inability. ^[1]

Roman Empress from 178 to 188 as the consort of Roman Emperor Commodus. ^[1]

Charge and Death

After ten years of marriage, Crispina was falsely charged with adultery by her husband and was banished to the island of Capri in 188, where she was later executed. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Wikipedia: Bruttia Crispina

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