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Domitia
Domitia is the name of women from the gens Domitia of Ancient Rome. Women from the gens include: * Domitia (aunt of Messalina), aunt of Roman emperor Nero and empress Messalina * Domitia Lepida, mother of Roman empress Valeria Messalina * Domitia Longina (c. 54–128), wife of Roman Emperor Domitian * Domitia Decidiana (1st century), wife of Roman General Gnaeus Julius Agricola and mother-in-law to historian Tacitus * Domitia Calvilla or Domitia Lucilla Minor (died c. 158), mother of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius * Domitia Paulina (died c. 85), mother of Roman Emperor Hadrian * Aelia Domitia Paulina (75–130), sister of Roman Emperor Hadrian * Domitia Faustina, short-lived daughter of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius and Roman Empress Faustina the Younger * Saint Domitia, a saint of Orthodox Christianity
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Domitia is the name of women from the gens Domitia of Ancient Rome. Women from the gens include: * Domitia (aunt of Messalina), aunt of Roman emperor Nero and empress Messalina * Domitia Lepida, mother of Roman empress Valeria Messalina * Domitia Longina (c. 54–128), wife of Roman Emperor Domitian * Domitia Decidiana (1st century), wife of Roman General Gnaeus Julius Agricola and mother-in-law to historian Tacitus * Domitia Calvilla or Domitia Lucilla Minor (died c. 158), mother of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius * Domitia Paulina (died c. 85), mother of Roman Emperor Hadrian * Aelia Domitia Paulina (75–130), sister of Roman Emperor Hadrian * Domitia Faustina, short-lived daughter of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius and Roman Empress Faustina the Younger * Saint Domitia, a saint of Orthodox Christianity
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