:for the insects, see pomponia (genus). pomponia is the female name for the gens pomponius of ancient rome. this family was one of the oldest families in rome. various women bearing this name lived during the middle and late roman republic and the roman empire. the oldest known pomponia was mother of a famous roman general; the second and third were related to each other. the relationship between these women, if any, is not known. they descended from pomponius, the first son of numa pompilius, the second king of rome. ==mother of scipio africanus== pomponia (fl. 212 bc) was a roman woman who lived in the 3rd century bc. she came from a roman noble family who were of plebs status, and were prominent knights or equestrians. she was the daughter of the consul manius pomponius matho, consul in 233 bc  (who appears to have died in 211 bc), and was married possibly around 237 bc to publius cornelius scipio, second surviving son of the roman censor lucius cornelius scipio of a prominent patrician family. her husband later became a general and statesman during the second punic war and was killed in battle in hispania in 211 bc. by her marriage, pomponia was the mother of at least two sons, the famous roman general publius cornelius scipio africanus major (236 bc-184 bc/183 bc) and lucius cornelius scipio asiaticus (fl. 183 bc). livy's brief mentions of pomponia show her to be a devout religious woman, much preoccupied with her household duties. ===references=== sil. ital. xiii. 615 ; comp. gellius. vii. 1. ===sources=== livy. history of rome * http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/2825.html ==sister of titus pomponius atticus== pomponia was a roman woman, who flourished in the first century bc and was an only sister to roman knight and ciceroâs friend titus pomponius atticus. she was an aunt to titus servilius pomponianus, caecilia attica and a great-aunt to vipsania agrippina (first wife to future roman emperor tiberius). cicero through his effective mediation was able to marry pomponia to his younger brother quintus tullius cicero. quintus and pomponia married in 68 bc. pomponia bore quintus, a son of the same name. quintus and pomponia had a long unhappy, miserable marriage and they constantly quarrelled. pomponia was a woman of strong character. their constant quarrelling really upset cicero and mentioned this in his letters to atticus. cicero would assist his sister-in-law and his brother resolve their problems, however cicero naturally supported his brother. when the younger quintus tullius cicero grew up, he tried (and encouraged by his uncles) to reconcile his parents, but this was unsuccessful. pomponia and the elder quintus divorced in later 45 bc or earl
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