Ulpia Marciana

Bust of Ulpia Marciana (Louvre, Paris)

Ulpia Marciana (c.45 - 112): name of a Roman princess, sister of the emperor Trajan.

Life

Born between 44 and 52, between 15 and 30 August, as daughter of Marcus Ulpius Trajanus, an important general, and Marcia
Marriage to Gaius Salonius Matidius Patruinus
c.67: Birth of a daughter named Matidia
78: Death of Gaius Salonius Matidius Patruinus
98: Her brother Trajan becomes emperor
Between 100 and 105: proclaimed Augusta
112, 29 Augusta: death
She is consecrated

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