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Domitilla the Elder

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Died
  
Before 69

Spouse
  
Vespasian

Dynasty
  
Flavian (by marriage)

Parents
  
Flavius Liberalis

Father
  
Flavius Liberalis

Grandchildren
  
Julia Flavia

Name
  
Domitilla Elder


Domitilla the Elder

Issue
  
Titus Domitian Domitilla the Younger

Children
  
Domitilla the Younger, Titus, Domitian

Similar People
  
Vespasian, Titus, Domitian, Julia Flavia, Domitia Longina

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. She was a daughter of Flavius Liberalis, a humble quaestor’s clerk. Before her marriage, she was a formal mistress to an African knight.

Vespasian married her around 38 AD. 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, daughter of Domitilla the Younger.

References

Domitilla the Elder Wikipedia