Lollia Paulina
Lollia Paulina was an Empress, and third wife to Emperor Caligula.
Her father, Marcus Lollius was a formal consul, and her mother was a distant cousin to Emperor Tiberius. Her first husband was a consul and a Roman Governor. Caligula ordered her from him, after Caligula heard a remark on how beautiful her grandmother was. Caligula married her in 38ad. After 6 months he divorced because she was infertile. Caligula forbade her to sleep or go near a man. In later years, she a became a rival to Agrippina the Younger and was considered a choice for wife for Emperor Claudius. In 49ad, Agrippina the Younger charged her with black magic. She didn't get a hearing. Her property was confiscated and she left Italy. On orders she committed suicide.
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