A Cyclopaedia of Female Biography/Cornelia, daughter of Metallus Scipio
CORNELIA,
A daughter of Metallus Scipio, who married Pompey, after the death of her first husband, P. Crassus. She was an eminently virtuous woman, and followed Pompey in his flight to Egypt, after his defeat by Caesar at Pharsalia, B. C. 48; and saw him murdered on his landing. She attributed all his misfortunes to his connection with her.