Pompeia Paulina

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Pompeia Paulina was a Roman noblewoman of the 1st century CE, best known as the wife of the Stoic philosopher and statesman Seneca the Younger.

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Pompeia Paulina canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 1st-century Roman woman
ancient Roman noblewoman
member of the Roman senatorial aristocracy
associatedWith Julio-Claudian dynasty
surface form: Julio-Claudian court

Stoicism
attemptedSuicideWith Seneca the Younger
bodyPartInjury veins cut
countryOfCitizenship Roman Empire
culture Ancient Roman culture
deathCentury 1st century CE (approximate)
era Julio-Claudian dynasty
familyName Pompeia
floruit mid-1st century CE
givenName Paulina
historicalSource Annals by Tacitus
surface form: Annals of Tacitus

Tacitus
historicity attested in Roman historiography
knownFor attempting to die with Seneca the Younger
being the wife of Seneca the Younger
languageSpokenWrittenOrSigned Latin
loyaltyToSpouse demonstrated by willingness to die with him
maritalStatus married
marriageBefore death of Seneca the Younger in 65 CE
nobleStatus Roman nobility
notableEvent Seneca's forced suicide in 65 CE
region Italian Peninsula
religion Roman polytheism
residence Rome
sexOrGender female
socialClass senatorial class
spouse Seneca the Younger
spouseDeathCause forced suicide
spouseDeathOrderedBy Nero
spouseFullName Seneca the Younger
surface form: Lucius Annaeus Seneca
spouseOccupation Roman statesman
Stoic philosopher
dramatist
survivalAttributedTo Nero's orders to save her
survivedAssistedSuicide true
timePeriod 1st century CE

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Seneca the Younger spouse Pompeia Paulina