Urgulania(91 words)
[German version]
Wife of M. Plautius (AE 1972,162), mother of M. Plautius [II 12] Silvanus, grandmother of Plautia [1] Urgulanilla, the wife of Claudius [III 1]. She abused her friendship with Livia [2], who ended up paying a fine (Tac. Ann. 2,34,4) after U. had refused to appear in court. Later she sent a dagger to her convicted grandson M. Plautius [II 13] (Tac. Ann. 4,21,1). Subject of the novel ‘Le Mystère du jardin romain by J.-P. Néraudau.
Strothmann, Meret (Bochum)
Bibliography
C. M. Perkounig, Livia Drusilla - Iulia Augusta, 1995, 176 f.
PIR V 684.
Cite this page
Strothmann, Meret (Bochum),
“Urgulania”, in:
Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry.
Consulted online on 19 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e1225550>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510
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