Herennia Etruscilla

Coin of Etruscilla
(Valkhof, Nijmegen)

Herennia Etruscilla: name of a Roman empress, married to Decius (ruled 249-251).

Life

c.230: Marriage to Decius

sons: Quintus Herennius Decius; Gaius Valens Hostilianus

Autumn 249: Decius proclaimed emperor; his wife renamed Herennia Cupressenia Etruscilla Augusta
June 251: Decius and his eldest son killed un action
Brief reign of Hostilianus
July 251: Death of Hostilianus (natural causes)
Herennia probably died during the reign of Trebonianus Gallus
Damnatio memoriae

This brief article has been written to offer background information to the real articles on Livius.Org. One day, this webpage will be improved. A list of completed articles can be found here.