Livia Orestilla
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Livia Orestilla was a Roman noblewoman best known for her brief and scandalous marriage to the emperor Caligula in the 1st century AD.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman noblewoman
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Julio-Claudian dynasty ⓘ |
| chronologicalRelation | lived during Caligula’s reign (AD 37–41) ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| era |
Julio-Claudian dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Julio-Claudian era
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Cassius Dio
ⓘ
Suetonius ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being taken as wife by Caligula during her wedding to another man
ⓘ
brief marriage to the Roman emperor Caligula ⓘ |
| language |
Latin
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin (cultural-linguistic context)
|
| maritalStatusWithCaligula | divorced ⓘ |
| marriageContext | married Caligula after being taken from her husband on their wedding day ⓘ |
| marriageToCaligulaCharacterization | scandalous ⓘ |
| marriageToCaligulaDuration | very brief ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Roman aristocracy ⓘ |
| notableEvent | wedding interrupted by Caligula, who took her as his own wife ⓘ |
| occupation | noblewoman ⓘ |
| region | Rome ⓘ |
| spouse |
Caligula
ⓘ
Gaius Calpurnius Piso ⓘ |
| spouseRole | wife of the Roman emperor Caligula ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st century AD ⓘ |
| title | empress consort of Rome (briefly, disputed/short-lived) ⓘ |