| Domitilla the Elder | |
|---|---|
) Domitilla from "Promptuarium Iconum Insigniorum" | |
| Died | Before 69 |
| Spouse | Vespasian |
| Issue | Titus Domitilla the Younger Domitian |
| Dynasty | Flavian (by marriage) |
| Father | Flavius Liberalis |
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.[1]
Life
Flavia Domitilla was born in Sabratha to Italic colonists who had moved there during the reign of Augustus. She was the daughter of Flavius Liberalis, a humble quaestor’s clerk from Ferentium (modern Ferento), a country town in Italy. Before her marriage, she was a formal mistress to an equestrian.
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Roman denarius depicting Flavia Domitilla Minor
Vespasian married her around AD 38. She was the mother of Domitilla the Younger and of the emperors Titus and Domitian. She died before Vespasian became emperor.
She was the grandmother of Saint Flavia Domitilla,[2] daughter of Domitilla the Younger.
See also
Notes
Bibliography
- La Monaca V. Flavia Domitilla as delicata. A New Interpretation of Suetonius, Vesp. 3 // Ancient Society, vol. 43, 2013, P. 191-212.