Titus Roman Emperor, Terracotta Round End, 19th Century

Name: Titus Roman Emperor, Terracotta Round End, 19th Century
Brand: Europa Antiques
Price: 1328.96 USD
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About the Item

Titus Roman Emperor, terracotta round end 19th century. Diameter 31cm. thickness 6cm. weigh 8kg. Material terracotta. Very good condition. Titus Flavius Caesar Vespasian Augustus (in Latin: Titus Flavius Caesar Vespasianus Augustus; in the epigraphs: IMP•T•CAESAR•VESPASIANUS•AVG•PON•M•TR•POT[1]; Rome, 30 December 39 – Aquae Cutiliae, 13 September 81, better known simply as Titus, was a Roman emperor, belonging to the Flavian dynasty, and reigned for just over two years from 79 to 81, the year of his death. Before ascending the throne, Titus was an able and esteemed general who distinguished himself for the repression of the rebellion in Judea in 70, during which the second temple in Jerusalem was destroyed. He was considered a good emperor by Tacitus and other contemporary historians; he is known for his program of public works in Rome and for his generosity in rescuing the population following two disastrous events: the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 and the fire in Rome in 80. Famous is the definition that the historian Suetonius gave of him: "Amor ac deliciae generis humani. » « Love and delight of mankind. » Titus' family, the gens Flavia, belonged to that Italian nobility which, in the first half of the first century, was gradually replacing the more ancient Roman aristocracy, weakened by the decades of civil wars fought in the first century BC. The Flavians, in fact, were not of noble origins, but they managed, within just three generations, to rise from humble origins to the honor of the imperial purple. Tito's paternal great-grandfather, Tito Flavio Petrone from Rieti, had fought as a centurion evocatus in the army of Gnaeus Pompey the Great during the civil war of 49-45 BC, fighting in the battle of Farsalo and fleeing after the defeat of the Pompeians; he was pardoned by Cesare and became tax collector of auction sales. Portrait of Flavia Domitilla Major, mother of Titus (Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum, Guillaume Rouillé) Petrone's son, Titus Flavius Sabinus, was a wealthy tax collector in Asia and an interest-bearer in Helvetia, where he died. He married the nursine Vespasia Polla and by her he had two sons: the first, Tito Flavio Sabino, reached the rank of Praefectus urbi, while the second, Tito Flavio Vespasiano, reached the imperial power.[9] Polla was the daughter of Vespasius Pollio, three times tribune and then prefect, and sister of a senator of the praetorian order. The Vespasii were a noble and ancient family, which had a city in their honor between Norcia and Spoleto, called precisely "Vespasia". Thanks to this influence of the maternal family, the two sons of Sabino and Polla managed to obtain the senatorial rank. Sabinus' eldest son, his namesake, had a son, also Titus Flavius Sabinus, consul in 69, and two grandsons, Titus Flavius Sabinus, consul in 82, and Titus Flavius Clement, consul in 95. The younger son, Vespasian , married Flavia Domitilla major, from whom he had Tito Flavio Vespasiano, born in 39 and future emperor, Flavia Domitilla minor, born in 45, and Tito Flavio Domiziano, born in 54 and also emperor.

Creator:

Europa Antiques (Artist)

Dimensions:

Height: 12.21 in (31 cm)Diameter: 12.21 in (31 cm)

Style:

Baroque (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Terracotta,Hand-Crafted

Place of Origin:

Italy

Period:

Late 19th Century