Empress of Rome. She was born in AD 170D, and as a teen married the future Emperor Septimius Severus, for whom she bore two sons. When he was made Emperor in AD 193 she traveled with him on his campaigns in the civil war against his rivals Pescennius Niger and Clodius Albinus. She was a valued companion of the Emperor and coins were minted giving her the title "Mater Castrorum". She later ruled the empire while Septimius Severus was away at war, and on his death in AD 211, attempted to make her sons Geta and Caracalla rule as joint Emperors. The alliance was short lived, and Geta was soon murdered on Caracalla's orders. She went with Caracalla on his Parthian campaign in AD 217, and committed suicide when he was assassinated during the expedition. Her body was bought back to Rome and buried in the Mausoleum of Augustus, but was later transferred to the Mausoleum of Hadrian.
Empress of Rome. She was born in AD 170D, and as a teen married the future Emperor Septimius Severus, for whom she bore two sons. When he was made Emperor in AD 193 she traveled with him on his campaigns in the civil war against his rivals Pescennius Niger and Clodius Albinus. She was a valued companion of the Emperor and coins were minted giving her the title "Mater Castrorum". She later ruled the empire while Septimius Severus was away at war, and on his death in AD 211, attempted to make her sons Geta and Caracalla rule as joint Emperors. The alliance was short lived, and Geta was soon murdered on Caracalla's orders. She went with Caracalla on his Parthian campaign in AD 217, and committed suicide when he was assassinated during the expedition. Her body was bought back to Rome and buried in the Mausoleum of Augustus, but was later transferred to the Mausoleum of Hadrian.
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