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172:Vistilia
155:Caligula
136:Vistilia
100:Caligula
18:Caesonia
1523:Milonii
1470:Italics
1127:Eudokia
1117:Tzitzak
1102:Eudokia
1082:Martina
1051:Leontia
1021:Zenonis
1016:Ariadne
989:395–610
937:395–480
904:Domnica
899:Justina
889:Charito
874:Eusebia
824:284–610
768:235–285
708:Lucilla
505:Satires
422:Latomus
349:1979 –
337:1976 –
319:1968 –
301:1937 –
262:Juvenal
244:Martial
121:Dynasty
1239:Helena
1172:Thekla
1092:Fausta
1036:Sophia
1011:Verina
884:Helena
857:Fausta
831:Prisca
765:Crisis
455:
432:
399:
192:consul
190:, was
132:Mother
94:Spouse
62:Tenure
1140:Irene
1122:Maria
1112:Maria
944:Maria
924:Galla
914:Laeta
633:Livia
521:, 28.
493:, 23.
430:JSTOR
107:Issue
88:Italy
1478:bold
1447:list
1411:(w.
1389:(w.
1352:(w.
1280:(w.
1133:Anna
730:(w.
453:ISBN
397:ISBN
200:Nero
161:Life
84:Rome
74:Died
1245:Zoë
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206:),
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467:^
426:57
424:.
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383:^
86:,
82:,
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