Calvia Crispinilla

Calvia Crispinilla (fl. c. 70) was a Roman Imperial courtier.

Life Calvia Crispinilla was possibly of African origins. She was a prominent courtier at the court of Emperor Nero. A noblewoman of unknown lineage, she was considered to have great power and influence, having accompanied Nero and his third wife Statilia Messalina to Greece in 66. When Nero married the castrated slave Sporus

Historical evidence Several olive oil amphorae have been recovered from Poetovio in the Adriatic region, bearing stamps with her name or Calvia and Traulus Montanus together. Two of her slaves, Camulus and Quietus, are attested by a surviving inscription near Tarentum.