Domitia Lepida

Domitia Lepida (c. 5 BC – AD 54) was a Roman aristocrat, related to the imperial family. She was mother of Valeria Messalina, wife of the Emperor Claudius. Lepida was a beautiful and influential figure. Like her sister, she was also very wealthy. She had holdings in Calabria and owned the praedia Lepidiana.

Domitia Lepida
Domitia Lepida depicted trying to shield her daughter Messalina. The Death of Messalina by Fernand Lematte, 1870
Spouse(s)Valerius Messalla Barbatus
Faustus Cornelius Sulla
Appius Junius Silanus
ChildrenValeria Messalina
Faustus Cornelius Sulla Felix
Marcus Junius Silanus
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