Claudia Antonia: Difference between revisions

Until 37, she was raised by her paternal grandmother [[Antonia Minor]] (who died that year). From then until 43, she was raised by her father, who became [[List of Roman emperors|Roman Emperor]] in 41. In 43, she first married [[Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (husband of Claudia Antonia)|Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus]], a descendant of [[Pompeia (daughter of Pompey the Great)]]. His parents were consul [[Marcus Licinius Crassus Frugi]] and [[Scribonia (daughter of Lucius Scribonius Libo consul 16)|Scribonia]]. According to [[Suetonius]] Pompeius was stabbed to death several years later (AD 46/47), when he was caught in bed with a favorite boy. [[Cassius Dio]] states that Antonia's stepmother Empress [[Valeria Messalina]], ordered his execution out of fear that Pompeius might become a rival to her son [[Britannicus]]. The death of Pompeius left Antonia free to marry Messalina's half-brother [[Faustus Cornelius Sulla Felix]].