Pompeia Paulina
Wife of the statesman, philosopher and orator Lucius Annaeus Seneca / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pompeia Paulina (/pɒmˈpiːə, -ˈpeɪə, pɔːˈlaɪnə/) (fl. 1st century) was the wife of the statesman, philosopher, and orator Lucius Annaeus Seneca, and she was part of a circle of educated Romans who sought to lead a principled life under the emperor Nero. She was likely the daughter of Pompeius Paulinus, an eques from Arelate in Gaul. Seneca was the emperor's tutor and later became his political adviser and minister. In 65 AD Nero demanded that Seneca commit suicide, having accused Seneca of taking part in the Pisonian conspiracy against him.[1][2][3] Paulina attempted to die with her husband, but survived the suicide attempt.