Antonia (kidnapped by pirates) explained

Antonia
Birth Place:	Cilicia
Disappeared Place:	Italy, modern Miseno
Disappeared Status:	Freed after a large ransom was paid
Father:	Marcus Antonius
Known For:	being a kidnapped victim and being held for ransom

Antonia was a daughter of Marcus Antonius the orator,^[1] who was the proconsul for the Roman province of Cilicia. She was abducted in Italy, during a visit to Misenum (modern Miseno), by the Cilician pirates with whom her father had so often clashed.^[2] Her freedom was obtained only on payment of a large ransom.^{[3] [4] [5]}

See also

• List of kidnappings
• List of solved missing person cases

Notes and References

1. The Civil Wars of Rome: Select Lives tr. with Notes by G. Long (1846) p. 196
2. A to Z of Ancient Greek and Roman Women p. 24
3. [Plutarch]
4. Tansey . Patrick . 2010 . Antonia and the Pirates . . . 60 . 2 . 656–658 . 10.1017/S0009838810000315 . 40984840 . 170176688.
5. Draycott . Jane . May 22, 2018 . Cleopatra's Daughter . December 7, 2022 . historytoday.com . History Today.