Paetina (fl. 30 CE)

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Paetina (fl. 30 ce)

Roman noblewoman. Name variations: Aelia Paetina. Flourished around 30 ce; became second wife of Claudius (10 bce–54 ce), Roman emperor (r. 41–54 ce), before 27 ce (divorced 38 ce); children: Claudia Antonia (27–66 ce). Claudius' first wife was Plautia Urgulanilla ; after his divorce from Paetina, he married Valeria Messalina , then Agrippina the Younger .

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