Tacitus: Histories and Annals

Pontia Postumina

Family: Roman · Role: victim of Octavius Sagitta · First appears: Histories IV.43-46

Life events

  • Octavius Sagitta murdered Pontia Postumina after she refused to marry him.(Histories IV.43-46)
    • With: Octavius Sagitta
    • “Octavius had committed adultery with Pontia Postumina, and, on her refusal to marry him, had murdered her in a fit of jealous fury.”

Histories IV.43-46

  • enemies with Octavius Sagitta “Octavius had committed adultery with Pontia Postumina, and, on her refusal to marry him, had murdered her in a fit of jealous fury.”

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