Elpinice

Appia Annia Claudia Atilia Regilla Elpinice Agrippina Atria Polla otherwise most commonly known as Elpinice (c. 142–165) was a Roman noblewoman of Greek Athenian and Italian Roman descent who lived in the Roman Empire.

Ancestry and family Elpinice was born to a distinguished and rich family of consular rank. She was the first daughter among the children of the Greek Athenian Roman Senator, Sophist Herodes Atticus and the Roman aristocratic, influential noblewoman Aspasia Annia Regilla.

Life Elpinice was most probably born in the villa owned by her parents on the Appian Way. After her father's consulship in 143, Elpinice with her parents and her family left Italy and moved to Greece. Elpinice was directly cut off from her immediate family and relatives in Italy. She and her family became a part of the highest Greek circle of society in Athens.

The parents of Elpinice erected a great outdoor nymphaeum (a monumental fountain) at Olympia, Greece. The monumental fountain features statues and honors members of the ruling imperial family, including members of her family and relatives of her parents. Among the statues is a bust of Elpinice, which is on display at the Archaeological Museum of Olympia. Elpinice married an unnamed Roman aristocrat by whom she may have had a son.