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<p>[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 8235523, member: 51347"]Let’s toss FULVIA in the mix! What she accomplished in a ego-centric male-driven society is amazing...</p><p><br /></p><p>She would be a nice start on the honoring of Women in History Month of March.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>ROMAN REPUBLIC SUPER-TABOO... </b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Fulvia: First Living Woman on a Roman Coin... AND she is depicted as VICTORY</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>A very powerful and strong Woman in Ancient History, especially in a male-centric Roman Republic.</b></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2021-5-8_11-42-11-png.1301033/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Roman Republic (disintegrating)</b></p><p><b>Fulvia</b></p><p>Late summer-autumn 43 BCE</p><p>AR Quinarius (13mm, 1.67 g, 5h).</p><p>Lugdunum (Lyon) mint.</p><p><b><i>Obv: Winged bust of Victory right, with the likeness of Fulvia /</i></b></p><p>Rev: Lion walking right; DVNI (retrograde and inverted) above, LVGV in exergue; A to left, X [L] to right (= 40, Antony’s age at time of issue).</p><p>Crawford 489/5; Lyon 2; King 75; CRI 122; Sydenham 1160; Fulvia 4.</p><p>Comments: VF, lightly toned, light porosity.</p><p><i>Ex: CNG</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Wikipedia:</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulvia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulvia" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulvia</a></p><p>The siege at Perusia lasted two months before Octavian starved Lucius into surrender in February 40 BC. <b>After Lucius' surrender, Fulvia fled to Greece with her children. Appian writes that she met Antony in Athens, and he was upset with her involvement in the war. </b>Antony then sailed back to Rome to deal with Octavian, and <b>Fulvia died of an unknown illness in exile in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicyon" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicyon" rel="nofollow">Sicyon</a>, near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinth" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinth" rel="nofollow">Corinth</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achaea_(Roman_province)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achaea_(Roman_province)" rel="nofollow">Achaea</a>.</b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulvia#cite_note-Plutarch.Vit.Ant.30.3-46" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulvia#cite_note-Plutarch.Vit.Ant.30.3-46" rel="nofollow">[46]</a> After her death, Antony and Octavian used it as an opportunity to blame their quarrelling on her. According to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plutarch" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plutarch" rel="nofollow">Plutarch</a>, "there was even more opportunity for a reconciliation with Caesar. For when Antony reached Italy, and Caesar manifestly intended to make no charges against him, and <b>Antony himself was ready to put upon Fulvia the blame for whatever was charged against himself.</b>"<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulvia#cite_note-Plutarch.Vit.Ant.30.3-46" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulvia#cite_note-Plutarch.Vit.Ant.30.3-46" rel="nofollow">[46]</a> After Fulvia's death, Antony married Octavian's sister, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octavia_Minor" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octavia_Minor" rel="nofollow">Octavia Minor</a>, to publicly demonstrate his reconciliation with Octavian. Antony never regained his position and influence in Italy.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulvia#cite_note-47" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulvia#cite_note-47" rel="nofollow">[47]</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Once Antony and Octavia were married, she took in and reared all of Fulvia's children. The fate of Fulvia's daughter, Clodia Pulchra, after her divorce from Octavian is unknown. Her son <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Antonius_Antyllus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Antonius_Antyllus" rel="nofollow">Marcus Antonius Antyllus</a> was executed by Octavian in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria" rel="nofollow">Alexandria</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt" rel="nofollow">Egypt</a> in 30 BC. Her youngest child, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iullus_Antonius" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iullus_Antonius" rel="nofollow">Iullus Antonius</a>, was spared by Octavian and raised from 40 BC by Octavia Minor. Iullus married Octavia's daughter and Octavian's niece <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudia_Marcella_Major" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudia_Marcella_Major" rel="nofollow">Claudia Marcella Major</a> and they had a son <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucius_Antonius_(grandson_of_Mark_Antony)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucius_Antonius_(grandson_of_Mark_Antony)" rel="nofollow">Lucius Antonius</a> and possibly a daughter <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iulla_Antonia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iulla_Antonia" rel="nofollow">Iulla Antonia</a>.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 8235523, member: 51347"]Let’s toss FULVIA in the mix! What she accomplished in a ego-centric male-driven society is amazing... She would be a nice start on the honoring of Women in History Month of March. [B]ROMAN REPUBLIC SUPER-TABOO... [/B] [B]Fulvia: First Living Woman on a Roman Coin... AND she is depicted as VICTORY[/B] [B]A very powerful and strong Woman in Ancient History, especially in a male-centric Roman Republic.[/B] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2021-5-8_11-42-11-png.1301033/[/IMG] [B]Roman Republic (disintegrating) Fulvia[/B] Late summer-autumn 43 BCE AR Quinarius (13mm, 1.67 g, 5h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. [B][I]Obv: Winged bust of Victory right, with the likeness of Fulvia /[/I][/B] Rev: Lion walking right; DVNI (retrograde and inverted) above, LVGV in exergue; A to left, X [L] to right (= 40, Antony’s age at time of issue). Crawford 489/5; Lyon 2; King 75; CRI 122; Sydenham 1160; Fulvia 4. Comments: VF, lightly toned, light porosity. [I]Ex: CNG[/I] Wikipedia: [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulvia[/URL] The siege at Perusia lasted two months before Octavian starved Lucius into surrender in February 40 BC. [B]After Lucius' surrender, Fulvia fled to Greece with her children. Appian writes that she met Antony in Athens, and he was upset with her involvement in the war. [/B]Antony then sailed back to Rome to deal with Octavian, and [B]Fulvia died of an unknown illness in exile in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicyon']Sicyon[/URL], near [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinth']Corinth[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achaea_(Roman_province)']Achaea[/URL].[/B][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulvia#cite_note-Plutarch.Vit.Ant.30.3-46'][46][/URL] After her death, Antony and Octavian used it as an opportunity to blame their quarrelling on her. According to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plutarch']Plutarch[/URL], "there was even more opportunity for a reconciliation with Caesar. For when Antony reached Italy, and Caesar manifestly intended to make no charges against him, and [B]Antony himself was ready to put upon Fulvia the blame for whatever was charged against himself.[/B]"[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulvia#cite_note-Plutarch.Vit.Ant.30.3-46'][46][/URL] After Fulvia's death, Antony married Octavian's sister, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octavia_Minor']Octavia Minor[/URL], to publicly demonstrate his reconciliation with Octavian. Antony never regained his position and influence in Italy.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulvia#cite_note-47'][47][/URL] Once Antony and Octavia were married, she took in and reared all of Fulvia's children. The fate of Fulvia's daughter, Clodia Pulchra, after her divorce from Octavian is unknown. Her son [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Antonius_Antyllus']Marcus Antonius Antyllus[/URL] was executed by Octavian in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria']Alexandria[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt']Egypt[/URL] in 30 BC. Her youngest child, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iullus_Antonius']Iullus Antonius[/URL], was spared by Octavian and raised from 40 BC by Octavia Minor. Iullus married Octavia's daughter and Octavian's niece [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudia_Marcella_Major']Claudia Marcella Major[/URL] and they had a son [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucius_Antonius_(grandson_of_Mark_Antony)']Lucius Antonius[/URL] and possibly a daughter [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iulla_Antonia']Iulla Antonia[/URL].[/QUOTE]
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