Aquilia Severa

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Aquilia Severa was a Roman empress and Vestal Virgin whose controversial marriage to Emperor Elagabalus scandalized Roman society in the early 3rd century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman empress
Vestal Virgin
historical figure
associatedDynasty Severan dynasty NERFINISHED
associatedWith Elagabalus NERFINISHED
Roman imperial court NERFINISHED
cult of Elagabal
centuryOfActivity 3rd century
chronologicalContext Severan dynasty NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Roman Empire
culturalContext Roman state religion
familyName Aquilia NERFINISHED
floruit early 3rd century
gender female
historicalCertainty details of life poorly documented
historicalReputation symbol of religious transgression in Rome
historicalSources Cassius Dio NERFINISHED
Herodian NERFINISHED
Historia Augusta NERFINISHED
languageOfName Latin
legalStatusOfMarriage considered impious by contemporaries
maritalStatusWithElagabalus second wife
marriageCharacterization controversial
scandalous
marriageImpact seen as sacrilege against Vesta
used as example of Elagabalus’ impiety
marriageType imperial marriage
notableFor breaking Vestal Virgin vows of chastity
involvement in religious controversy in Rome
marriage to Emperor Elagabalus
placeOfActivity Rome NERFINISHED
positionHeld Roman empress
Vestal Virgin NERFINISHED
praenomenOrCognomen Severa NERFINISHED
religion Roman religion
roleInReligion guardian of the sacred fire of Vesta
socialReaction scandalized Roman society
sphereOfInfluence Roman imperial politics
Roman religious life
spouse Elagabalus NERFINISHED
spouseOccupation Roman emperor
spouseOfRuler Elagabalus NERFINISHED
spouseReign 218–222
statusAfterMarriage Roman empress (Augusta)
statusBeforeMarriage consecrated Vestal Virgin
title Augusta NERFINISHED
violationOf Vestal vow of chastity
vow lifelong chastity as Vestal Virgin

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Elagabalus spouse Aquilia Severa