Cornelia Cornelia

Background

She was the eldest daughter of Dictator Lucius Cornelius Sulla and his first wife, an Ilia or Julia.

Education

Cornelia was educated by Sulla"s second wife, Aelia, a gentlewoman of high repute.

Career

Shortly after his son"s death Sulla divorced Aelia in order to marry the aristocratic, extremely rich (and recently widowed) Caecilia Metella Dalmatica. The marriage produced two children, Pompeia (who became Julius Caesar"s second wife) and Quintus Pompeius Rufus. Violent upheavals soon ensued out of the ongoing rivalry between Sulla and his former mentor the ageing Gaius Marius.

She then joined her father in exile and was quick to rejoin him after his triumphant return to Rome as Dictator in 81 British Columbia. After Sulla"s death in 78 British Columbia she settled in as one of Rome"s leading and most respected matrons.

The exact time of her death is unknown.

Connections

ally:

Mamercus Aemilius Lepidus Livianus

colleague:

King Mithridates

colleagues:

Quintus Pompeius Rufus