Vibia Sabina

83-136 AD

The Roman emperor Hadrian was gay, so his wife, Vibia Sabina, was only for show. They had no children to continue the dynasty. The emperor's (male) secretary, Suetonius, developed an inappropriate relationship with Sabina and got fired. It was said that Hadrian treated his wife little better than a slave, and may have driven her to suicide.

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Cleopatra 69 BC-30 BC
Livia 59 BC-29 AD
Mary, Mother of Jesus c. 18 BC-c. 33 AD
Salome c. 14-c. 62 AD
Agrippina the Younger c. 15 – c. 59 AD
Boudica c. 30-c. 61 AD
Queen Zenobia of Palmyra c.240-c.274 AD
Hypatia of Alexandria c.360-415 AD
Theodora 490-548 AD
Vibia Sabina 83-136 AD