Vibullia Alcia Agrippina

Vibullia Alcia Agrippina[1] (early 80s[2] – by 170, (Greek: Βιβουλία Αλκία Αγριππίνα) was a Greek aristocrat and heiress who lived in the Roman Empire.

Vibullia was a Greek of Athenian descent[3] and was a member of a very wealthy family who were prominent in Athens.[4] She was the daughter of the Athenian Aristocrats, Claudia Alcia and Lucius Vibullius Rufus.[5][6] She had a brother Lucius Vibullius Hipparchus,[7] who served as an Archon of Athens in 99-100. Vibullia was born and raised in Athens.

Before 100, Vibullia married her uncle the Roman Senator Tiberius Claudius Atticus Herodes.[8][9][10]

Vibullia bore Claudius Atticus three children who were:

Herodes Atticus with his wife, the Roman aristocrat Aspasia Annia Regilla, had erected a great outdoor nymphaeum (a monumental fountain) at Olympia, Greece. The monumental fountain features statues and honors members of the ruling imperial family, relatives of Herodes Atticus and his wife. Among the statues is a statue of Vibullia. The statue bust of Vibullia is on display at the Archaeological Museum of Olympia.[15]

References
  1. Pomeroy, The murder of Regilla: a case of domestic violence in antiquity
  2. Holford-Strevens, Aulus Gellius: an Antonine scholar and his achievement p. 143
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2010-05-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Day, An economic history of Athens under Roman domination p. 243
  5. Graindor, Un milliardaire antique p. 29
  6. Day, An economic history of Athens under Roman domination p. 243
  7. Graindor, Un milliardaire antique p. 29
  8. Wilson, Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece p. 349
  9. Graindor, Un milliardaire antique p. 29
  10. Day, An economic history of Athens under Roman domination p. 243
  11. Pomeroy, The murder of Regilla: a case of domestic violence in antiquity
  12. Pomeroy, The murder of Regilla: a case of domestic violence in antiquity
  13. Pomeroy, The murder of Regilla: a case of domestic violence in antiquity
  14. Pomeroy, The murder of Regilla: a case of domestic violence in antiquity
  15. McManus, Barbara F. "Plancia Magna, Aurelia Paulina, and Regilla: Civic Donors". Vroma.org. Retrieved 2010-04-28.

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