Bruttia Crispina

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Bruttia Crispina was a Roman empress of the 2nd century AD, best known as the wife of Emperor Commodus and a member of the aristocratic Bruttii family.

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Bruttia Crispina canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman empress
ancient Roman noblewoman
historical person
allegedAccusation adultery
conspiracy
associatedWith Nerva–Antonine dynasty
burialPlace unknown
causeOfDeath execution
chronologicalPlacement reign of Commodus
countryOfCitizenship Roman Empire
dateOfBirth circa 164
dateOfDeath circa 191
employer Roman imperial court
endTime 191 (end of status as empress by death)
era 2nd century
Antonine period
executedBy order of Commodus
familyName Bruttius
father Gaius Bruttius Praesens
gender female
hasWork coin portraits issued during reign of Commodus
languageSpoken Latin
memberOf Bruttii family
mother Valeria Crispina
nobleTitle Augusta
Roman empress consort
notableFor appearance on Roman imperial coinage
being wife of Emperor Commodus
membership in aristocratic Bruttii family
placeOfBirth Rome
placeOfDeath Capri
portraitOn Roman aurei
Roman denarii
Roman sestertii
positionHeld Augusta
Roman empress
reign 178–191 (as empress consort)
relative Gaius Bruttius Praesens (consul 153 and 180)
Fulvia gens
surface form: Lucius Fulvius Rusticus (through family connections)
religion Roman polytheism
residence Imperial Palace on the Palatine Hill
Rome
socialClass Roman senatorial aristocracy
spouse Commodus
spouseDynasty Nerva–Antonine dynasty
spousePosition Roman emperor
startTime 178 (marriage to Commodus)

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Commodus spouse Bruttia Crispina
Annia Aurelia Fadilla relative Bruttia Crispina