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She was forced to divorce Regulus and marry Caligula, becoming his third wife and Roman Empress that same year. Caligula divorced her after six months of marriage, ostensibly because she was infertile, and forbade her to sleep with or associate with another man.
Dec 28, 2016 · At the beginning of the reign of the infamous Emperor Caligula (12 AD-41 AD), Paulina lived in Macedonia with Publius Memmius Regulus. But when Caligula heard about Lollia Paulina’s beauty in 38 AD he commanded her to immediately divorce Regulus and become his third wife.
Lollia Paulina (fl. 38–39 ce) Roman noblewoman and empress. Reigned as empress, 38–39 ce; daughter of M. Lollius (consul in 21 bce); married Memmius Regulus; married Caligula (12–41), Roman emperor (divorced).
There, Caligula forced Regulus to divorce Paullina and took her as his wife in early 38. Their marriage lasted for about six months, after which Caligula divorced Paullina, accusing her of infertility.
May 27, 2017 · But when Caligula heard about Lollia Paulina’s beauty in 38 AD he commanded her to immediately divorce Regulus and become his third wife. But fickle Caligula divorced her six months later and decreed that she could never remarry.
Oct 20, 2024 · Upon hearing of her beauty, Paulina’s life took a dramatic turn in 38 AD when Emperor Caligula ordered her to divorce Regulus and become his third wife. This marriage, however, was short-lived, lasting only six months before Caligula divorced her and decreed that she could never remarry.
In 38, Paulina was with Regulus at the province he was governing when Caligula ordered her to leave her husband upon overhearing a remark about the beauty of her grandmother. She was forced to divorce Regulus and marry Caligula, becoming his third wife and Roman Empress that same year.