Nonia Celsa is the name given by the Historia Augusta to the wife of Roman Emperor Macrinus (and presumed mother of his son and co-emperor Diadumenian), who ruled briefly in 217–218. The name is regarded as highly dubious by modern historians.
The only evidence of her existence is a happy letter allegedly written by Macrinus to his wife after he became Emperor. The first line is as follows: "Opellius Macrinus to his wife Nonia Celsa. The good fortune to which we have attained, my dear wife, is incalculable."[1] The letter can be found in the biography of Diadumenian, part of a collection called Historia Augusta. Such "documents" are generally considered fabrications and the biographer(s) is also infamous for inventing people and names. Without further evidence even the existence of Nonia Celsa is highly dubious.[2]
The Historia Augusta also claims that her son Diadumenian got his name from his maternal grandfather, which prompted Anthony R. Birley to identify her possible father as Haius Diadumenianus, the procurator of Macrinus' native Mauretania during the reign of Septimius Severus. If true it could imply that her name was actually Haia instead of Nonia.[3][4]
nonia, celsa, name, given, historia, augusta, wife, roman, emperor, macrinus, presumed, mother, emperor, diadumenian, ruled, briefly, name, regarded, highly, dubious, modern, historians, 17th, century, imaginary, portraitempress, roman, empiretenure217, 218spo. Nonia Celsa is the name given by the Historia Augusta to the wife of Roman Emperor Macrinus and presumed mother of his son and co emperor Diadumenian who ruled briefly in 217 218 The name is regarded as highly dubious by modern historians Nonia Celsa17th century imaginary portraitEmpress of the Roman EmpireTenure217 218SpouseMacrinusIssueDiadumenianFatherHaius Diadumenianus possibly Contents 1 Life 2 See also 3 References 4 SourcesLife editThe only evidence of her existence is a happy letter allegedly written by Macrinus to his wife after he became Emperor The first line is as follows Opellius Macrinus to his wife Nonia Celsa The good fortune to which we have attained my dear wife is incalculable 1 The letter can be found in the biography of Diadumenian part of a collection called Historia Augusta Such documents are generally considered fabrications and the biographer s is also infamous for inventing people and names Without further evidence even the existence of Nonia Celsa is highly dubious 2 The Historia Augusta also claims that her son Diadumenian got his name from his maternal grandfather which prompted Anthony R Birley to identify her possible father as Haius Diadumenianus the procurator of Macrinus native Mauretania during the reign of Septimius Severus If true it could imply that her name was actually Haia instead of Nonia 3 4 See also editList of distinguished Roman women List of Roman and Byzantine empressesReferences edit Thayer Bill 1924 Life of Diadumenianus Historia Augusta Loeb Classical Library Paulys W Kroll Wissowa Georg Realencyclopadie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft Vol 1 pp 901 902 Birley Anthony R June 2002 Septimius Severus The African Emperor ISBN 9781134707454 Scott Andrew G 24 April 2018 Emperors and Usurpers An Historical Commentary on Cassius Dio s Roman History ISBN 978 0 19 087961 7 Sources editHistoria AugustaRoyal titlesPreceded byJulia Domna Empress of Rome217 218 Succeeded byJulia Cornelia PaulaEmpress Mother of Rome217 218 Succeeded byHerennia Etruscilla Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nonia Celsa amp oldid 1171555316, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
