Atia Balba Caesonia ( lat. Atia Balba Caesonia ), ( 85 BC. E. - 43 BC. E. ) - the niece of Julius Caesar , the mother of Emperor Octavian Augustus .
| Atia Balba Caesonia | |
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| ATIA BALBA CAESONIA | |
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| Date of Birth | 85 BC er |
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| Date of death | 43 BC er |
| Place of death | Rome |
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| Occupation | Roman matron |
| Father | Mark Ati Balb |
| Mother | Julia Tsezaris the Younger |
| Spouse | and |
| Children | 1. Octavia the Younger 2. Octavian Augustus |
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Origin
Atia was the middle child in the family of Julia the Younger , sister of Gaius Julius Caesar, and praetor of 60 BC. er Mark Atia Balba , cousin of Gneus Pompey the Great . In total, this family had three children. The most common version is that they were all girls; but according to R. Saima [1] , Balba and Yulia had a boy - Marc Atiy Balb (pro-38 BC) - and two girls, Atia the Elder and Atia the Younger.
Biography
Around 70 BC. er Atia was married to Guy Octavius , who became praetor in the year 61. For Octavia, it was a second marriage. From the first wife, Anharia (by that time, she apparently died) he already had a daughter, Octavia the Elder. In the year 69, Atia gave birth to a daughter, Octavia the Younger , and in the year 63, a son, Guy Octavius Furin, who was later adopted by Caesar, and in the year 27 adopted the name Augustus . In 59, Guy Octavius died on the way to Rome.
Around 57 BC. er Atia was remarried - widowed Lucius Marcius Philippe , consul, 56 years old. In marriage, she was engaged in raising her children and two children, Lucius Marzia from her first marriage. In 43 year (in August or September), during the first consulate of her son, Atia died. Octavian gave a magnificent funeral and games in memory of her.
Atia's stepson, Lucius Marcius Philip , later married her younger sister, Atia Balbe Tertii.
Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum ( 1553 )
Atia had no influence on the political affairs of her husbands and son. It is known that she unsuccessfully persuaded her son to refuse the honor of being the heir of Julius Caesar.
Publius Cornelius Tacitus characterizes Atiyu as one of "exclusively religious and moral, the most delightful matrons of the republic." [2] .
Atia in Art
Atia is one of the key characters of the television series Rome , however, the character Atia in the series differs significantly from the description of the life of the Roman matron in the sources. The image more closely matches the historical role and character of the third wife of Marc Antony Fulvia .
Notes
- ↑ Syme R. The Augustan aristocracy
- ↑ Tacitus. Conversation about speakers