Claudius Atticus was born and raised into a very distinguished, wealthy family, descended from the Augustan-era politician, Eucles of Marathon.
[2] Claudius Atticus' father, Hipparchus, was considered one of the wealthiest men in the Roman Empire; he was reputed to possess one hundred million sesterces.
[7] Claudius Atticus married an Athenian heiress, Vibullia Alcia Agrippina, a member of a very wealthy and prominent family.
[2][3][8] They had three children:[9] Herodes Atticus and his wife, Aspasia Annia Regilla, erected a great outdoor nymphaeum (a monumental fountain) at Olympia, Greece.
The monumental fountain features statues and honors members of the ruling imperial family, relatives of Herodes Atticus, and his wife.