Bona Dea scandal

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The Bona Dea scandal was a notorious incident in late Republican Rome in which Publius Clodius Pulcher was accused of infiltrating a women-only religious festival held at Julius Caesar’s house, leading to a major public scandal and the dissolution of Caesar’s marriage to Pompeia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
political scandal ⓘ
religious scandal ⓘ
accusation disguising himself as a woman ⓘ
profanation of religious rites ⓘ
sacrilege ⓘ
accusedPerson Publius Clodius Pulcher ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Bona Dea affair ⓘ
linked to: Bona Dea scandal

Clodius–Bona Dea scandal ⓘ
linked to: Bona Dea scandal
approximateDate 62 BC ⓘ
associatedWith Roman political factions ⓘ
Roman religious law ⓘ
career of Publius Clodius Pulcher ⓘ
reputation of Julius Caesar ⓘ
consequenceFor marriage of Julius Caesar and Pompeia ⓘ
country Roman Republic ⓘ
culturalSignificance example of intersection of religion and politics in Rome ⓘ
illustration of norms about female-only religious spaces ⓘ
hasCause infiltration of women-only Bona Dea rites ⓘ
hasEffect divorce of Pompeia by Julius Caesar ⓘ
public scandal in Rome ⓘ
trial of Publius Clodius Pulcher ⓘ
involvedRole Aurelia Cotta as hostess and organizer of rites ⓘ
legalOutcome acquittal of Publius Clodius Pulcher ⓘ
legalProcess trial before a special court ⓘ
location Rome ⓘ
house of Julius Caesar ⓘ
mainSubject Bona Dea ⓘ
Gaius Julius Caesar ⓘ
Pompeia ⓘ
Publius Clodius Pulcher ⓘ
participant Gaius Julius Caesar ⓘ
Pompeia ⓘ
Publius Clodius Pulcher ⓘ
Roman matrons ⓘ
Vestal Virgins ⓘ
politicalImpact strengthening of Clodius’s popularis image ⓘ
tension between Clodius and Cicero ⓘ
relatedEvent Bona Dea festival at Caesar’s house ⓘ
relatedPerson Aurelia Cotta ⓘ
religiousContext Bona Dea festival ⓘ
linked to: Bona Dea

women-only religious rites ⓘ
resultedIn Caesar’s statement that his wife must be above suspicion ⓘ
source writings of Cicero ⓘ
writings of Plutarch ⓘ
linked to: Works of Plutarch

writings of Suetonius ⓘ
linked to: Suetonius
timePeriod late Roman Republic ⓘ

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Pompeia → causeOfEndOfMarriage → Bona Dea scandal ⓘ
Pompeia → notableFor → Bona Dea festival scandal ⓘ
linked to: Bona Dea scandal
Publius Clodius Pulcher → eventInvolved → Bona Dea scandal of 62 BC ⓘ
linked to: Bona Dea scandal
Bona Dea scandal → alsoKnownAs → Bona Dea affair ⓘ
linked to: Bona Dea scandal
Bona Dea scandal → alsoKnownAs → Clodius–Bona Dea scandal ⓘ
linked to: Bona Dea scandal
Clodius family → notableEventInvolvingMember → Bona Dea scandal ⓘ
subject linked to: Clodius family (gens Clodia)