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Also known as Aufidia

Alfidia was the mother of Rome's first empress, Livia. She is mistakenly called Aufidia by Suetonius, and this was assumed to be her name for centuries, but inscriptions found show that her name was the rare nomen Alfidia.

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Alfidia
Person.known_for
mother of Empress Livia
Person.spouse
Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus
Person.children
Livia Drusilla

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0050-00-00
date of death
0050-01-01
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Alfidia was the mother of Rome's first empress, Livia. She is mistakenly called Aufidia by Suetonius, and this was assumed to be her name for centuries, but inscriptions found show that her name was the rare nomen Alfidia.

==Biography== It was once thought that she was a daughter of Roman Magistrate Marcus Aufidius Lurco. In actuality, her name was Alfidia, a nomen which was quite rare.

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