Domitia Lucilla the Younger
Domitia Lucilla († before 161) was the mother of the Roman emperor Mark Aurel .
Domitia Lucilla was the daughter of Publius Calvisius Tullus Ruso , suffect consul in 109, and the elder Domitia Lucilla . Before 121 she married Marcus Annius Verus . Their children were the future emperor Marcus Aurelius and Annia Cornificia Faustina . It is mentioned frequently in Mark Aurel's self- reflections and in Frontos Epistulae . She was extraordinarily wealthy, largely through inheritance from her mother. They owned many brickworks in the vicinity of Rome; after her death they passed to Marcus Aurelius.
literature
- Werner Eck : Domitia [8]. In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 3, Metzler, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-476-01473-8 , column 745.
- Alfred Kappelmacher : Domitius 105. In: Paulys Realencyclopädie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume V, 1, Stuttgart 1903, Col. 1518 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Prosopographia Imperii Romani (PIR )² D 183.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Domitia Lucilla the Younger |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Domitia Lucilla |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mother of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century or 2nd century |
| DATE OF DEATH | before 161 |