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==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
==Marriage== | ==Marriage== | ||
In [[751]], Cicurinus married Neronia, the daughter of the head of the Neronii clan, Aulus Neronius Urbicus, one of the most powerful magnates in the [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]] region and a major force in the city's politics. The marriage secured an alliance between the Julii and Neronii that would survive | In [[751]], Cicurinus married Neronia, the daughter of the head of the Neronii clan, Aulus Neronius Urbicus, one of the most powerful magnates in the [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]] region and a major force in the city's politics. The marriage secured an alliance between the Julii and Neronii that would survive Cicurinus's lifetime, lasting more than a century through the lives of his children. The alliance gave Cicurinus a freer hand against the other prominent families of the city. For their part, the marriage between Neronia and Cicurnus is believed by most historians to have been a happy one, producing two sons and four daughters that would survive to adulthood. | ||
Neronia died in [[772]] after two decades of marriage that would see her husband reach soaring political heights both in Urceopolis and throughout greater [[Levantia]]. She was buried in a now-lost mausoleum on the grounds of the [[Julian Palace]]. Following her death, Cicurinus would embrace {{wp|celibacy}}. | Neronia died in [[772]] after two decades of marriage that would see her husband reach soaring political heights both in Urceopolis and throughout greater [[Levantia]]. She was buried in a now-lost mausoleum on the grounds of the [[Julian Palace]]. Following her death, Cicurinus would embrace {{wp|celibacy}}. | ||