Hortensia (orator)

Hortensia
Hortensia making her case to the Roman authorities on a colored woodcut from the 15th-century German translation of Giovanni Boccaccio's Concerning Famous Women
SpouseQuintus Servilius Caepio
ParentQuintus Hortensius Hortalus

Hortensia (fl. 42 BC), daughter of consul and advocate Quintus Hortensius, earned renown during the late Roman Republic as a skilled orator. She is best known for giving a speech in front of the members of the Second Triumvirate in 42 BC that resulted in the partial repeal of a tax on wealthy Roman women.

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