Domitia Paulina I (fl. 76 CE)

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Domitia Paulina I (fl. 76 ce)

Roman noblewoman and mother of Hadrian. Born a Roman matron in Gades (Cadiz) on the Atlantic coast 60 miles south of Italica; married Publius Aelius Hadrianus Afer (d. 85 ce); children: Hadrian (76-138), Roman emperor (r. 117–138); Domitia Paulina II (fl. 80–100 ce).

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