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Antonia Major (in Latin: Antonia Maior, PIR2 A 884) (b. August/September 39 BC), also known as Antonia the Elder, was a daughter to Mark Antony
Mark Antony

Marcus Antonius , known in English as Marc Antony, was a Roman Republic politician and General. He was an important supporter and the best friend of Julius Caesar as a military commander and administrator, being Caesar's second cousin, once removed, by his mother Julia Antonia....
 and Octavia Minor
Octavia Minor

Octavia Minor , also known as Octavia the Younger or simply Octavia, was the sister of the first Roman Emperor, Augustus , half sister of Octavia Major, and fourth wife of Mark Antony....
 and niece to Augustus, Rome’s first Emperor
Roman Emperor

The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman Empire during the imperial period . The Romans had no single term for the office: Latin language titles such as imperator , Augustus , Caesar and princeps were all associated with it....
.

She was born in Athens
Athens

Athens , the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the List of cities by time of continuous habitation, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years....
, Greece
Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east....
 and after 36 BC her mother, along with her siblings and herself were brought to Rome. She was raised by her mother, her uncle and her aunt Livia
Livia

Livia Drusilla, after 14 AD called Julia Augusta was the wife of Augustus and one of the most powerful women in the Roman Empire, being Augustus' faithful advisor....
 Drusilla.






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Antonia Major (in Latin: Antonia Maior, PIR2 A 884) (b. August/September 39 BC), also known as Antonia the Elder, was a daughter to Mark Antony
Mark Antony

Marcus Antonius , known in English as Marc Antony, was a Roman Republic politician and General. He was an important supporter and the best friend of Julius Caesar as a military commander and administrator, being Caesar's second cousin, once removed, by his mother Julia Antonia....
 and Octavia Minor
Octavia Minor

Octavia Minor , also known as Octavia the Younger or simply Octavia, was the sister of the first Roman Emperor, Augustus , half sister of Octavia Major, and fourth wife of Mark Antony....
 and niece to Augustus, Rome’s first Emperor
Roman Emperor

The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman Empire during the imperial period . The Romans had no single term for the office: Latin language titles such as imperator , Augustus , Caesar and princeps were all associated with it....
.

She was born in Athens
Athens

Athens , the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the List of cities by time of continuous habitation, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years....
, Greece
Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east....
 and after 36 BC her mother, along with her siblings and herself were brought to Rome. She was raised by her mother, her uncle and her aunt Livia
Livia

Livia Drusilla, after 14 AD called Julia Augusta was the wife of Augustus and one of the most powerful women in the Roman Empire, being Augustus' faithful advisor....
 Drusilla. According to Cassius Dio, after her father died, her maternal uncle allowed her and her younger sister Antonia Minor
Antonia Minor

Antonia Minor , also known as Antonia the Younger or simply Antonia was a daughter of Ancient Rome politician Mark Antony and Octavia Minor, sister of roman emperor Augustus, and mother of future emperor Claudius....
 to benefit from their father's estate in Rome.

Antonia was held in high regard like her sister Antonia Minor
Antonia Minor

Antonia Minor , also known as Antonia the Younger or simply Antonia was a daughter of Ancient Rome politician Mark Antony and Octavia Minor, sister of roman emperor Augustus, and mother of future emperor Claudius....
, mother of the Emperor Claudius
Claudius

Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus or Claudius I was the fourth Roman Emperor, a member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, ruling from January 24, AD 41 to his death in AD 54....
, who was celebrated for her beauty and virtue.

Around 26 BC/25 BC, Antonia married Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus (consul 16 BC). Their children were:

  • Domitia
    Domitia (aunt of Nero)

    Domitia or Domitia Lepida Major was the oldest child of Antonia Major and Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus , and the oldest granddaughter to Triumvir Mark Antony and Octavia Minor, a great-niece of Roman Emperor Augustus, second cousin to Emperor Caligula, first cousin to Emperor Claudius, aunt to Empress Valeria Messalina, aunt to Empero...
     - she married the consul Decimus Haterius Agrippa
    Decimus Haterius Agrippa

    Decimus or Didius Haterius Agrippa was the son of orator and senator Quintus Haterius. He was tribune of the plebs in 15 and vetoed proposals; was praetor in 17, consul in 22, and later senator....
     and bore him a son Quintus Haterius Antoninus
    Quintus Haterius Antoninus

    Quintus Haterius Antoninus or known as Antoninus was a Roman who lived in the 1st century. He was the only child to Domitia and consul Decimus Haterius Agrippa....
    . Domitia married Gaius Sallustius Crispus Passienus
    Gaius Sallustius Crispus Passienus

    Gaius Sallustius Passienus Crispus was a prominent figure in the Roman Empire during the 1st century. He was the adopted grandson and biological great, great nephew of the historian Sallust....
    , consul suffect in 27, proconsul of Asia and consul in 44.
  • Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus
    Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus

    Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus was the name of several Roman politicians:*Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus ; elected to office despite the efforts of Scipio Africanus to bring in his candidates....
     (PIR2 D 127) - Consul in 32, he married his second cousin Agrippina the Younger
    Agrippina the Younger

    Julia Agrippina; known as Agrippina Minor , was a great granddaughter of Emperor Augustus, great niece and adoptive granddaughter of Emperor Tiberius, sister to Emperor Caligula, wife of Emperor Claudius and mother of Emperor Nero....
    ; they were the parents to Emperor Nero
    Nero

    Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus , born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, also called Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus, was the fifth and final Roman emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty....
    .
  • Domitia Lepida
    Domitia Lepida

    Domitia Lepida , Domitia Lepida Minor or simply known as Lepida , was the younger daughter of Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus and Antonia Major....
     (PIR2 D 180) - She first married her cousin, the consul Marcus Valerius Messalla Barbatus
    Marcus Valerius Messalla Barbatus

    Marcus Valerius Messala Barbatus was a Roman consul of ancient Rome. He was the father of the Roman Empress Valeria Messalina.He was son of Marcus Valerius Messalla Messallinus and Claudia Marcella Minor....
     to whom she bore a daughter, Empress Valeria Messalina
    Messalina

    Valeria Messalina, sometimes spelled Messallina, was a Ancient Rome Empress as the third wife of Roman Emperor Claudius. A powerful and influential woman with a reputation for promiscuity, she conspired against her husband and was executed when the plot was discovered....
    . After the death of her first husband, she married Faustus Cornelius Sulla, cos. suff. in 31 and gave him a son, Faustus Cornelius Sulla Felix
    Faustus Cornelius Sulla Felix

    Faustus Cornelius Sulla Felix was one of the lesser known figures of the Julio-Claudian dynasty of ancient Rome. His grandmother was Antonia Major, the niece of Emperor Augustus by her husband Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus ....
     (who would become consul in 52). At the beginning of Claudius
    Claudius

    Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus or Claudius I was the fourth Roman Emperor, a member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, ruling from January 24, AD 41 to his death in AD 54....
    ' reign, she married Gaius Appius Junius Silanus
    Gaius Appius Junius Silanus

    Gaius Appius Junius Silanus was a consul in 28 . In 41, when he was governor in Hispania Tarraconensis the new Emperor Claudius made him marry Domitia Lepida, the mother of Empress Valeria Messalina....
    , cos. in 28, who was put to death in 42.


On the Ara Pacis
Ara Pacis

The Ara Pacis Augustae is an altar to Pax , envisioned as a Ancient Rome goddess. It was commissioned by the Roman Senate on 4 July 13 BC to honor the triumphal return from Hispania and Gaul of the Roman emperor Augustus, and was consecrated on 30 January 9 BC by the Roman Senate to celebrate the peace established in the Empire afte...
 (an altar from the Augustan Era), displays Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus
Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus

Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus was the name of several Roman politicians:*Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus ; elected to office despite the efforts of Scipio Africanus to bring in his candidates....
 and his elder sister Domitia. The woman behind Domitia and Domitius is their mother Antonia Major and the man next to Antonia Major is her husband Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus. This can be seen at . Antonia died before 25.