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Domitilla the Elder. Flavia Domitilla Major was the wife of the Roman Emperor Vespasian and mother of the emperors Titus and Domitian. [1] . She died before her husband became emperor in 69 AD. [2] . After her death she is thought to have been deified by the name Diva Domitilla. [2] Life.
Apr 26, 2022 · Flavia Domitilla Major (Major, Latin for the elder) Flavia Domitilla the Elder or Domitilla the Elder (died before 69, perhaps c. 65) was the wife of the Roman Emperor Vespasian. Life. Flavia Domitilla was born in Sabratha to Italian colonists who had moved there during the reign of Augustus.
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Domitian (Titus Flavius Domitianus, 24 October 51 – 18 September 96) was a Roman emperor who reigned from 14 September 81 until his death in AD 96. Biography.
His wife Domitilla and his daughter Domitilla both died before Vespasian became Emperor in 69. After the death of his wife, Vespasian's long-standing mistress, Antonia Caenis , became his wife in all but formal status, a relationship that continued until she died in 75.
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Flavia Domitilla the Younger or Flavia Domitilla Minor (c. 45 – c. 66) was the only daughter of the Roman Emperor Vespasian . Biography. She was the child of Vespasian and his wife Domitilla the Elder. [1] . She was born after her brother Titus and before her brother Domitian. [2] .
The author explores the identity of Diva Domitilla, a woman honored by Domitian on coins and inscriptions. She argues that Diva Domitilla was Vespasian's wife, the mother of Titus and Domitian, and not his daughter, as suggested by some numismatists and Statius.
