Tranquillina

Names
	Furia Sabinia Tranquillina
Regnal name
	Furia Sabinia Tranquillina Augusta

Furia Sabinia Tranquillina
Furia Sabinia Tranquillina
Augusta
	Marble of Furia Sabinia Tranquillina at Museo Chiaramonti
Empress of the Roman Empire
Tenure	241–244 AD
Born	c. 225 AD
Died	aft. 244 AD
Spouse	Gordian III
Issue	Furia
Names
Names
	Furia Sabinia Tranquillina
Regnal name
	Furia Sabinia Tranquillina Augusta
Father	Gaius Furius Sabinius Aquila Timesitheus

Tranquillina

Consort to Roman Emperor Gordian III (born c.225)

Furia Sabinia Tranquillina (c. 225 – aft. 244 AD) was the Empress of Rome and wife of Emperor Gordian III. She was the young daughter of the Praetorian Prefect Timesitheus by an unknown wife.

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In 241 AD her father was appointed the head of the Praetorian Guard by the Roman Emperor Gordian III. In May that year, Tranquillina had married Gordian. She became a Roman Empress and received the honorific title of Augusta. Her marriage to Gordian was an admission by the young emperor of both Timesitheus' political indispensability and Tranquillina's suitability as an empress.

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[1] Sister of Trajan's father: Giacosa (1977), p. 7.

[giac8-2] Giacosa (1977), p. 8.

[lev161-3] Levick (2014), p. 161.

[4] Husband of Ulpia Marciana: Levick (2014), p. 161.

[giac7-5] Giacosa (1977), p. 7.

[DIR_hadrian-6] DIR contributor (Herbert W. Benario, 2000), "Hadrian".

[giac9-7] Giacosa (1977), p. 9.

[8] Husband of Salonia Matidia: Levick (2014), p. 161.

[Smith_Servianus-9] Smith (1870), "Julius Servianus".

[Smith_1870a_p._319-10] Smith (1870), "Hadrian", pp. 319–322.

[11] Lover of Hadrian: Lambert (1984), p. 99 and passim; deification: Lamber (1984), pp. 2–5, etc.

[12] Husband of Rupilia Faustina: Levick (2014), p. 163.

[lev163-13] Levick (2014), p. 163.

[14] It is uncertain whether Rupilia Faustina was Frugi's daughter by Salonia Matidia or another woman.

[lev162-15] Levick (2014), p. 162.

[lev164-16] Levick (2014), p. 164.

[17] Wife of M. Annius Verus: Giacosa (1977), p. 10.

[18] Wife of M. Annius Libo: Levick (2014), p. 163.

[giac10-19] Giacosa (1977), p. 10.

[20] The epitomator of Cassius Dio (72.22) gives the story that Faustina the Elder promised to marry Avidius Cassius. This is also echoed in HA "Marcus Aurelius" 24.

[21] Husband of Ceionia Fabia: Levick (2014), p. 164.

[lev117-22] Levick (2014), p. 117.

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