page_title: Sallustia Orbiana
hierarchical_section_title: Sallustia Orbiana
caption_attribution_description: English: Bust of Empress Sallustia Orbiana, wife of Alexander Severus. Marble, 3rd century. Français&#160;: Buste de l'impératrice Sallustia Orbiana, femme d'Alexandre Sévère. Marbre, IIIe siècle.
context_page_description: Gnaea Seia Herennia Sallustia Barbia Orbiana, usually known as Sallustia Orbiana, was a third century Roman empress, with the title of Augusta as the wife of Severus Alexander from AD 225 to 227. The emperor married her in late 225, following the death of his grandmother. Severus was around sixteen years of age at this time. She was known for her beauty, which was captured in multiple works of art. A victim of the jealousy of Julia Mamaea, the emperor's mother, Orbiana was divorced and exiled to Libya in 227.
context_section_description: Gnaea Seia Herennia Sallustia Barbia Orbiana (fl. 220s), usually known as Sallustia Orbiana, was a third century Roman empress, with the title of Augusta as the wife of Severus Alexander from AD 225 to 227. The emperor married her in late 225, following the death of his grandmother. Severus was around sixteen years of age at this time. She was known for her beauty, which was captured in multiple works of art. A victim of the jealousy of Julia Mamaea, the emperor's mother, Orbiana was divorced and exiled to Libya in 227.
caption: Marble head of Orbiana.
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