Junia Claudilla

Junia Claudilla (d. AD 34, 36 or 37),[1] also known as Junia Claudia,[1][2] was the first wife of the Roman Emperor Caligula before he came to power. They were married at Antium in 33.[1] Her father was a distinguished senator named Marcus Junius Silanus.[1] She died in 34,[3] 36,[4] or early 37[5] while giving birth to Caligula's first child, which also did not survive.[6]

Junia Claudilla from "Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum "

See also
  • Junia (gens)

Citations
  1. Barrett (1989), p. 32
  2. Tacitus, Book 6 p20
  3. Ferrill (1991), p. 90
  4. Ferrill (1991), p. 106
  5. Garzetti (1974), p. 86
  6. Suetonius, 12.2

References
  • Barrett, Anthony A. (1989). Caligula: The Corruption of Power. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-04653-7.
  • Ferrill, Arther (1991) Caligula: Emperor of Rome. New York: Thames and Hudson. ISBN 0-500-25112-6.
  • Garzetti, Albino (1976) From Tiberius to the Antonines: A History of the Roman Empire from AD 12-192. London: Methuen & Co. LTD. ISBN 0-416-70480-8.
  • Suetonius, Life of Caligula
  • Tacitus, The Annals/Book 6
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