| Fadilla | |
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| Born | c. 159 Rome,Italy |
| Died | after 211 |
| Spouse | Marcus Peducaeus Plautius Quintillus |
| Dynasty | Nerva–Antonine |
| Father | Marcus Aurelius |
| Mother | Faustina the Younger |
Annia Aurelia Fadilla, most commonly known asFadilla (c. 159 – after 211)[1] was one of the daughters born toMarcus Aurelius and his wifeFaustina the Younger. She was a sister toLucilla andCommodus. Fadilla was named in honor of her late maternal aunt Aurelia Fadilla. The cognomen Fadilla, was thecognomen of the mother and a half-sister ofAntoninus Pius. Her maternal grandparents were Antoninus Pius andFaustina the Elder and her paternal grandparents wereDomitia Lucilla and praetorMarcus Annius Verus.
Fadilla was born and raised in Rome. During the reign of her father, she marriedMarcus Peducaeus Plautius Quintillus,[2] aRoman senator who later served twice asconsul and asAugur, and who was a nephew of Roman emperorLucius Verus (who had co-ruled with her father from 161–169 andthrough adoption washer uncle).[3] The mother of Plautius Quintillus wasCeionia Fabia, sister of Lucius Verus. Fadilla bore Marcus Peducaeus Plautius Quintillus two children: a son, (Plautius) Quintillus, and a daughter, Plautia Servilla.
When her father died in 180, her remaining brother Commodus succeeded him as Roman emperor. During Commodus' reign, Fadilla and her family lived in a private palace onCapitoline Hill in Rome which was later bestowed by the later Roman emperorElagabalus (218–222) as one of his mother's favorite residences. Her husband became one of Commodus' main advisers.
According toHerodian (History of the Roman Empire 1.13.1), Fadilla warned Commodus aboutMarcus Aurelius Cleander, aPraetorian prefect, who was becoming too powerful. With the help from one of her sisters, she uncovered and revealed a palace conspiracy aimed at the removal of Commodus in 189.[4][5]
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