Fausta and her twin brother Faustus were the children of their father's fourth wife Caecilia Metella. They had one older half-sister, Cornelia, and a younger half-sister named Cornelia Postuma. She and her brother were both raised by their father's good friend Lucullus.[1]
Marriages
Several men were interested in marrying Fausta, among them Quintus Pompeius Macula, a friend of Cicero who had an intense rivalry with a Fulvius for her hand, but she ultimately married the poet Gaius Memmius.[2] They had one son together, also named Gaius Memmius. The marriage with Memmius went sour as he started to develop a disdain for her former guardian Lucullus and his family, in the end it was Fausta who paid the price as he divorced her soon after. After this she went on to marry Titus Annius Milo.[3]
She possibly cheated on Milo, as the historian Sallust was prosecuted for adultery with her, unfaithfulness was common in Rome, and such a slight against good morals might have otherwise gone unrecorded had she, Milo and Sallust not all three been distinguished persons. The event seemingly did not dissuade her from further affairs, as a man named Villius was caught and beaten by Milo for having slept with Fausta.[4]
^Telford, Lynda (February 11, 2014). "Sulla: A Dictator Reconsidered". Pen and Sword – via Google Books.
^"C. Sallusti Crispi Catilina Et Jugurtha". Whittaker. March 31, 1860 – via Google Books.
February 25, 2023
fausta, cornelia, also, called, cornelia, fausta, daughter, roman, dictator, sulla, spouse, gaius, memmiustitus, annius, milochildrengaius, memmiusparentssulla, father, caecilia, metella, mother, contents, biography, early, life, marriages, cultural, depiction. Fausta Cornelia also called Cornelia Fausta was a daughter of the Roman Dictator Sulla Fausta CorneliaSpouse s Gaius MemmiusTitus Annius MiloChildrenGaius MemmiusParentsSulla father Caecilia Metella mother Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 Marriages 2 Cultural depictions 3 See also 4 ReferencesBiography EditEarly life Edit Fausta and her twin brother Faustus were the children of their father s fourth wife Caecilia Metella They had one older half sister Cornelia and a younger half sister named Cornelia Postuma She and her brother were both raised by their father s good friend Lucullus 1 Marriages Edit Several men were interested in marrying Fausta among them Quintus Pompeius Macula a friend of Cicero who had an intense rivalry with a Fulvius for her hand but she ultimately married the poet Gaius Memmius 2 They had one son together also named Gaius Memmius The marriage with Memmius went sour as he started to develop a disdain for her former guardian Lucullus and his family in the end it was Fausta who paid the price as he divorced her soon after After this she went on to marry Titus Annius Milo 3 She possibly cheated on Milo as the historian Sallust was prosecuted for adultery with her unfaithfulness was common in Rome and such a slight against good morals might have otherwise gone unrecorded had she Milo and Sallust not all three been distinguished persons The event seemingly did not dissuade her from further affairs as a man named Villius was caught and beaten by Milo for having slept with Fausta 4 Cultural depictions EditFausta appears as a major character in the SPQR series by John Maddox Roberts See also EditWomen in ancient RomeReferences Edit Fratantuono Lee September 30 2017 Lucullus The Life and Campaigns of a Roman Conqueror Pen and Sword via Google Books Cicero Epistulae ad Familiares vi 19 Telford Lynda February 11 2014 Sulla A Dictator Reconsidered Pen and Sword via Google Books C Sallusti Crispi Catilina Et Jugurtha Whittaker March 31 1860 via Google Books Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fausta Cornelia amp oldid 1136471108, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
