Drusilla
- SCHOLARLY AND FICTIONAL WORKS: see Drusilla (works)
- ANCIENT SOURCES: see Drusilla (sources)
Drusilla (1st century CE) was a member of the Herodian dynasty, and the wife of the Roman governor Felix.
Overview
Drusilla was born in 38 CE, the daughter of Herod Agrippa and Cyprus, and thus sister to Berenice, Mariamne, and Herod Agrippa II. Drusilla was six years old when her father Herod Agrippa died. She had been betrothed to Epiphanes, the first son of King Antiochus IV of Commagene, but the marriage never finalized. When Herod Agrippa II became tetrarch in around 49/50, he gave her in marriage to Azizus, king of Emesa, who consented to be circumcised, but their marriage was short-lived. Drusilla met the Roman procurator Felix and married him, although uncircumcised. The couple had a son, named Agrippa, who died with his wife in 79 CE in the eruption of Mount Vesuvio.
Drusilla in ancient sources
The works of Josephus are the major source of information about Drusilla. She is mentioned also in the Acts of Apostles, in relation with Paul of Tarsus.
Drusilla in Scholarship
Drusilla in Fiction
Related categories
- Herod Agrippa (subject) / Berenice (subject) / Herod Agrippa II (subject)
- Felix (subject) / Paul of Tarsus (subject)