1. Marcia Furnilla was a Roman noblewoman who lived in the 1st century.
10 Facts About Marcia Furnilla
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Marcia Furnilla was from the gens Marcia who were of plebeian status, claiming descent from the Roman king Ancus Marcius.
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Marcia Furnilla was a daughter of Roman Senator Quintus Marcius Barea Sura and Antonia Furnilla.
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Marcia Furnilla's sister was Marcia, the mother of Ulpia Marciana and of future Roman Emperor Trajan.
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Marcia Furnilla's father was a friend to future Roman Emperor Vespasian and her paternal uncle was the senator Quintus Marcius Barea Soranus, while her paternal cousin was the noblewoman Marcia Servilia Sorana.
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Marcia Furnilla married Titus, widowed from his first marriage, in 63.
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The marriage between Titus and Marcia Furnilla was an arranged one.
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Marcia Furnilla bore Titus a daughter named Flavia, previously assumed to have been Julia Flavia, but it is regarded that Julia's mother was Titus' first wife Arrecina Tertulla.
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Marcia Furnilla's family was connected to the opponents of Roman Emperor Nero and after the failure of the Pisonian conspiracy in 65, they were disfavored by the Emperor.
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Titus didn't want to be connected with any potential plotters and ended his marriage to Marcia Furnilla, but continued raising their daughter.