Nicopolis (born c.150 BC) was a Roman hetaira of possible Greek origin.Konstantinos Kapparis: Prostitution in the Ancient Greek World
She was likely a former slave from Greece, who earned her fortune as a prostitute.Growing Up Fatherless in Antiquity Ernst Badian suggests that Nicopolis was not her real name.Badian, Lucius Sulla, p. 6, says it was her "nom de guerre".
She is foremost known as the alleged lover and benefactor of the young Sulla, who was younger than her. She was an independently rich woman by the time Sulla became her lover. They had a long term relationship.The Poems of Catullus: A Bilingual Edition After her death, she left him her fortune. Their relationship, and the benefit of her fortune on his career, has often been referred to in the history of Sulla. Her fortune in combination with that of his stepmother, helped Sulla on his way in his political career. The Decline of the Roman Republic
She is a character The First Man in Rome by Colleen McCullough.The First Man in Rome
See also
Metrobius
References
Bibliography Ernst Badian, Lucius Sulla, The Deadly Reformer, Sydney University Press, 1970.