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Her name indicates that she was born into the gens Manlia, which if correct, indicates an illustrious patrician ancestry.
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Manlia Scantilla
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She was very briefly Roman Empress as wife to the Roman Emperor Didius Julianus. Manlia Scantilla married the general Didius Julianus before his succession. Her husband became emperor on 28 March 193 (known as "Year of the Five Emperors").
Scantilla enjoyed her title and status for less than three months because Julianus was killed on 1 June 193.
The two women buried Julianus in a tomb alongside his great-grandfather, outside of Rome. Within a month of Severus" accession to the throne, Scantilla died in obscurity.
