1995/04/01 by Eric R. Varner · 3 citations
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #Accession #Ancient history #Art #Art history #Classical Antiquity Studies #Classical Studies and Legal History #Economics #Genealogy #Historical and Religious Studies of Rome #History #Law #Literature #Political science #Politics #Portrait
paper · doi:10.2307/506339
openalex publication_date 1995/04/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22
A reexamination of the portraits traditionally assigned to Domitia Longina reveals that they can be divided into three distinct types. Type I was created at the time of Domitia's marriage to Domitian in A.D. 70; type II at the time of Domitian's accession in A.D. 81, celebrating Domitia's new position as Augusta and consort of the Dominus et Deus; and type III after Domitian's assassination, honoring Domitia's participation in the plot to kill her husband. The portraits of Domitia attest to her enduring social and political significance.