AHC: Female Ruler of Rome

Night Gaul

Your challenge is to have a woman in control of Rome. I'm not talking about a woman being a behind-the-scenes power, as was said to have been the case of Agrippina the Younger, I'm talking about a woman being Rome's de jure ruler.
 

Miguel Lanius

Seems very unlikely. For starters, the Romans were VERY patriarchal. A female Consul or Empress-Regnant makes no sense because, as a woman, she is juridically under the authority of her Pater Familias, which is either her father (if unmarried) or her husband (if married). As such, it would be under the authority of her father or husband.

Does a Empress-Regent count?

There are three ways AFAIK to ascend to ruling Rome: Being elected Consul, Dictator or becoming Emperor under force of arms.

The former two are not possible because AFAIK Women cannot enter politics, hold office nor vote.
As for Dictator and Emperor... both require military ability and/or power. Women can't enter politics, much less the military. Therefore they cannot command armies nor hold office.

Maybe during the Roman Kingdom? I'm not sure how the Kingdom worked.
 

Lalli

Hadn't Byzantine (Roman Empire too) couple empress? Altough not sure how powerful they were. Perhaps there could be someone Roman version of Cixi. Or then just let Roman Empire survive much longer so there might be someone strong empress.
 

Phalamus

Lalli said:
Hadn't Byzantine (Roman Empire too) couple empress? Altough not sure how powerful they were. Perhaps there could be someone Roman version of Cixi. Or then just let Roman Empire survive much longer so there might be someone strong empress.
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The Byzantine Empire had three Empress regnants, Irene, Zoe and Theodora. There were generally male co-rulers and a lot of political shenenigans involved, but I think they all held actual power for at least some time.

For the Western Roman Empire, I did some digging and found this.
 

dk900

Zenobia defeats Aurelian and she decides to reunify the rest of the empire instead of independence. This is the timeline of one of my mod's ideas for Ck2.
 

Southern pride

Well if your talking about a woman as the only ruler and not a co-ruler than Irene of Arthens was the sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire from 797-802.
 

dk900

And of course you have the example of Aurelian's wife, Ulpia Severina, she wasn't de facto ruler, but she reign of her own after Aurelian death.
 
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