Arrecina Tertulla

Arrecina Tertulla (died in 62 or 63) was a Roman woman who lived in the 1st century. She was the first wife of Titus and mother of his daughter Julia Flavia.

Arrecina Tertulla
ARRECINA TERTVLLA
Arrecina Tertulla from Guillaume Rouillé's Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum
Known forfirst wife of Titus
Spouse(s)Titus
ChildrenJulia Flavia
Parents

Biography

Early life

She came from obscure origins and her family were of Equestrian rank.

Tertulla's father was called Marcus Arrecinus Clemens who was a praetorian prefect who served in 38 A.D. in the reign of Emperor Caligula. Tertulla's mother was Julia Ursa. Tertulla's brother Marcus Arrecinus Clemens also served as a Praetorian Prefect in 70 under the Emperor Vespasian.

Her name "Tertulla", is a nickname for the female cognomen Tertia. Tertia in Latin means "the third daughter". There is a possibility that Tertulla would be related to the paternal side of Vespasian's family. Vespasian's paternal grandmother bore the cognomen Tertulla.

Marriage

In 62, Tertulla married the future Emperor Titus, who was Vespasian's first son. This marriage could have been arranged by the fathers of Tertulla and Titus, to promote Titus' political and military career - and to provide financial relief from the debt incurred by Vespasian's proconsulship. She bore Titus his first child, Julia Flavia.[1] The marriage did not last long as Tertulla was either divorced or died by 63 when Titus married for the second time to Marcia Furnilla.

References
  1. W. Jones, Brian (1993). The Emperor Domitian. Taylor & Francis. p. 38. ISBN 9780415101950.

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