Wer datete Aemilia Lepida?

Aemilia Lepida (* um 3 v. Chr.) war eine Urenkelin des Kaisers Augustus.

Sie stand als älteste Tochter von Iulia Minor und Lucius Aemilius Paullus in engster Verbindung zum iulisch-claudischen Kaiserhaus. Als Kind wurde sie mit ihrem Cousin Claudius, dem späteren Kaiser, verlobt. Diese Verlobung wurde jedoch aufgelöst, als ihre Mutter im Jahre 8 n. Chr. wegen einer angeblichen Affäre mit Decimus Silanus, dem Bruder des Marcus Iunius Silanus, in Ungnade fiel.

Stattdessen heiratete sie wenig später Marcus Iunius Silanus Torquatus. Die Kinder aus dieser Ehe waren

• Decimus Iunius Silanus Torquatus (* um 10; † 64)
• Lucius Iunius Silanus (Prätor 48) (* um 12; † 49), Verlobter der Octavia
• Marcus Iunius Silanus (Konsul 46) (* 14; † 54)
• Iunia Calvina (* um 25; † nach 79) und
• Iunia Lepida und möglicherweise
• Iunia Silana (* ca. 15–20; † 59)

Über den Zeitpunkt ihres Todes ist nichts bekannt. Ihre Kinder und Enkel fielen allesamt den Nachstellungen von Agrippina der Jüngeren und Nero zum Opfer, die in den letzten leiblichen Nachkommen des Augustus eine Gefahr sahen.

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Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ( KLAW-dee-əs; Classical Latin: [tɪˈbɛri.ʊs ˈkɫau̯di.ʊs ˈkae̯sar au̯ˈɡʊstʊs ɡɛrˈmaːnɪkʊs]; 1 August 10 BC – 13 October AD 54), or Claudius, was a Roman emperor, ruling from AD 41 to 54. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, Claudius was born to Drusus and Antonia Minor at Lugdunum in Roman Gaul, where his father was stationed as a military legate. He was the first Roman emperor to be born outside Italy.

As he had a limp, a stammer, and a tremor due to an illness he suffered when young, Claudius was ostracized by his family and was excluded from public office until his consulship (which was shared with his nephew, Caligula, in 37). His infirmity probably saved him from the fate of many other nobles during the purges throughout the reigns of Tiberius and Caligula, as potential enemies did not see him as a serious threat. His survival led to him being declared emperor by the Praetorian Guard after Caligula's assassination, at which point he was the last adult male of his family.

Despite his lack of experience, Claudius was an able and efficient administrator. He expanded the imperial bureaucracy to include freedmen, and helped restore the empire's finances after the excesses of Caligula's reign. He was also an ambitious builder, constructing new roads, aqueducts, and canals across the Empire. During his reign, the Empire started its successful conquest of Britain. Having a personal interest in law, he presided at public trials, and issued edicts daily. He was seen as vulnerable throughout his reign, particularly by elements of the nobility. Claudius was constantly forced to shore up his position, which resulted in the deaths of many senators. Those events damaged his reputation among the ancient writers, though more recent historians have revised that opinion. Many authors contend that he was murdered by his own wife, Agrippina the Younger. After his death at the age of 63, his grandnephew and legally adopted step-son, Nero, succeeded him as emperor.

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