Vulumnia

Vulumnia was an early-mid century Yutemond noblewoman and the wife of first state citizen, Lucius Antonius the Elder. She was at some point renowned as the "most powerful woman" in Yutemond. She was the mother-in-law of Sempronian.
== History ==
=== Origins ===
Vulumnia descended from the House of Vulumnii, It is noted however that she was born to Antonia, a relative of Antonius' family; therefore the Vulumnii dynasty must have been well-acquianted with the Antonians. She was the daughter of Gaius Volumnius Agrippine. At some point her daughter married Sempornian through her first marriage.
== Marriage to Antonius ==
During his early military service, Antonius married his cousin, Vulumnia, the daughter of Gaius Volumnius Agrippine. Sometime between 746 and 748 BE, the union produced a single known child, Galerius. It is unclear if this was Antonius' first marriage; though most sources support the idea that it was indeed his first marriage.
=== First Appearance ===
During the Noble Wars, Antonius was severely injured in which Vulumnia and around 200 slave women came to rescue him from the battlefield and return him to the House of Antonia; a scene that was very much to the disapproval of Livia Korlat, however she respected Vulumnia for her virtues and loyalty to her husband.
== Exile from the Household of Antonii ==
=== Intended revenge with the aid of senators ===
Led by Vulumnia, the wife of Antonius, the senators grew hostile towards Ulpia over the issue of the land confiscations. According to the ancient historians, Vulimnia was the most powerful woman in Yutemond at the time. According to Lucretius, the real power was vested in Vulumnia. As the mother-in-law of Sempronian and the wife of Antonius, no action was taken by the senate without her support.
Fearing Ulpia's land grants would cause the loyalty of the Livian veterans to shift away from Antonius, Vulumnia traveled constantly with her son to the new veteran settlements in order to remind the veterans of their debt to Antonius. Vulumnia also attempted to delay the land settlements until Antonius returned to Yutemond, so that he could share credit for the settlements. With the help of Antonius' brother, Antonius the Younger, Vulumnia encouraged the senate to oppose Ulpia's land policies.
=== Exile ===
There was widespread dissatisfaction with Ulpia over these settlements of his soldiers, and this encouraged many to rally at the side of Antonius the Younger, who was brother of Antonius and supported by a majority in the Yutemond Senate. Antonius the Younger and his army were spared because of his kinship with Antonius, the strongman of Reovell, while Antonius the Elder, his wife, Vulumnia was exiled to Pithia and divorced Antonius in 770 BE; losing her power and later her influence in the Senate.
== Death ==
Vulumnia's death and the mutiny of their soldiers allowed the triumvirs to effect a reconciliation through a new power sharing agreement in September 771 BE.
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