The wife of the Emperor Trajan. A woman of clear, strong mind, and an exemplary purity of life and consistency of character. Childless herself, she prevailed upon her husband to adopt Hadrian, in whose reign she died. Hadrian built a temple in her honour, and composed hymns in her praise.
[From the marble in the Rotunda of the Vatican.]
100. Matidia.
[Date and place of birth unknown.]
The niece of Trajan. Declared Augusta, A.D. 113, and after death, deified.
[From the marble in the Capitoline Museum, at Rome.]
101. Crispina.
[Date and place of birth unknown. Died at Capreæ, A.D. 183.]
Was married to the Roman Emperor Commodus, A.D. 177, but divorced for infidelity, banished, and put to death in her exile. She was very beautiful and ambitious.
[From the marble in the Capitoline Museum, at Rome.]