Alfidia
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Alfidia was the mother of Rome's first empress, Livia. She is mistakenly called Aufidia by Suetonius, and this was assumed to be her name for centuries, but inscriptions found show that her name was the rare nomen Alfidia.
Key facts
- Person.name
- Alfidia
- Person.known_for
- mother of Empress Livia
- Person.spouse
- Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus
- Person.children
- Livia Drusilla
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of birth
- Ancient Rome
- Child
- Livia
- Father
- Marcus Aufidius Lurco
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- date of birth
- 0050-00-00
- date of death
- 0050-01-01
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
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Alfidia was the mother of Rome's first empress, Livia. She is mistakenly called Aufidia by Suetonius, and this was assumed to be her name for centuries, but inscriptions found show that her name was the rare nomen Alfidia.
==Biography== It was once thought that she was a daughter of Roman Magistrate Marcus Aufidius Lurco. In actuality, her name was Alfidia, a nomen which was quite rare.
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