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Scribonia (c. 70 BC [1] [2] – c. AD 16) [3] was the second [4] wife of Octavian, later the Roman Emperor Augustus, and the mother of his only biological child, Julia the Elder.
They married in 40 bce, at the time of the rebellion Octavian was facing in Italy (the Perusine War, 41–40). Octavian, whose first wife was Clodia , was around 12 years younger than Scribonia (he was born in 63, she was born around 75 bce), and the marriage was purely political.
Jan 17, 2017 · Scribonia was Octavian's second wife and the daughter of a Pompeian ally. He divorced her to marry Livia, who was already married and pregnant, for political and personal reasons.
Apr 26, 2022 · In 40 BC Scribonia was forced to divorce her husband and marry Octavian, who was younger than she was by several years. Octavian in turn divorced his wife Clodia Pulchra, marrying Scribonia to cement a political alliance with her niece Scribonia's husband Sextus Pompey.
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This article revises the existing explanations for the marriage between Octavian and Scribonia, which emphasised the young Caesar’s desire for an accommodation with Sextus Pompeius, including a mutual normalization of relations and even an alliance.
Scribonia, sister of L. Scribonius Libo, was married at least three times. Her first two husbands, both of whom allegedly held the consulship, are hard to identify; by one of them (a Scipio) she was the mother of Cornelia, wife of Paullus *Aemilius Lepidus. The third was Octavian (see augustus), who married her in 40 bce in order to conciliate ...
Scribonia was a senatorial woman who married Octavian (later Augustus) in 40 BC to appease Sextus Pompeius, but was divorced soon after giving birth to a daughter, Julia. She accompanied Julia into exile, survived Tiberius' reign, and had a grand-nephew who was accused of treason.
