Domitia (PIR² D 171) or Domitia Lepida Major (ca. 19 BC-June 59) was the oldest child to Antonia Major and Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus (consul 16 BC). She was the oldest granddaughter to Triumvir Mark Antony and Octavia Minor, a great-niece of Roman Emperor Augustus, second cousin to Emperor Caligula, first cousin to Emperor Claudius, aunt to Empress Valeria Messalina, aunt to Emperor Nero and was the oldest grandchild to Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (consul 32 BC) and Aemilia Lepida. Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 60s BC 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC - 10s BC - 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s Years: 24 BC 23 BC 22 BC 21 BC 20 BC 19 BC 18 BC 17 BC 16 BC 15 BC 14 BC... For other uses, see number 59. ... Julia Antonia Cretica Major (Latin for “the elder”) (b. ... Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus was the only child of Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (consul 32 BC) and Aemilia Lepida. ... Bust of Mark Antony Marcus Antonius (Latin: M·ANTONIVS·M·F·M·N[1]) ( January 14 83 BC – August 1, 30 BC), known in English as Mark Antony, was a Roman politician and general. ... Octavia Minor (69 - 11 BC), also known as Octavia the Younger or simply Octavia, was the sister of the first Roman Emperor, Augustus, and half sister of Octavia Thurina Major. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Augustus (disambiguation). ... Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (August 31, 12 – January 24, 41), more commonly known by his nickname Caligula, was the third Roman Emperor and a member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, ruling from 37 to 41. ... For other persons named Claudius, see Claudius (disambiguation). ... Valeria Messalina (PIR1 V 161) , sometimes spelled Messallina ( 20-48) was a Roman Empress and third wife to Roman Emperor Claudius. ... For other uses, see Nero (disambiguation). ... Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, a member of the noble Ahenobarbus family, accompanied his father at Corfinium and Pharsalus, and, having been pardoned by Julius Caesar, returned to Rome in 46 BC. After Caesars assassination he attached himself to Marcus Junius Brutus and Cassius, and in 43 BC was condemned by... Aemilia Lepida is the name of Roman women belonging to the gens Aemilia. ...

She married the consul and later Senator Decimus Haterius Agrippa. Agrippa died in 32, as a victim of Tiberius' reign of terror. Domitia and Agrippa's son Quintus Haterius Antoninus became consul in 53. Decimus or Didius Haterius Agrippa was the son of impressive orator and senator Quintus Haterius. ... Tiberius Caesar Augustus, born Tiberius Claudius Nero (November 16, 42 BC – March 16 AD 37), was the second Roman Emperor, from the death of Augustus in AD 14 until his own death in 37. ... Quintus Haterius Antoninus or known as Antoninus was the only child to Domitia Lepida Major and consul Decimus Haterius Agrippa. ...

Domitia in 33 married the witty, wealthy, and influential Gaius Sallustius Crispus Passienus. Crispus was the adopted grandson and biological great-great nephew of the historian Sallust. Gaius Sallustius Passienus Crispus was a prominent figure in the Roman Empire during the first century AD. He was the adopted grandson and biological great, great nephew of the historian Sallust. ... Gaius Sallustius Crispus, simply known as Sallust, (86-34 BC). ...

After January 41, the Emperor Claudius asked Domitia and Crispus to divorce, so Crispus could marry Domitia's formal sister-in-law Agrippina the Younger, who recently returned from exile. Agrippina the Younger had her son Lucius Domitius (Nero) to care for. So Crispus became a husband and stepfather. In January 40, Lucius' father Gnaeus Domitius, who was Domitia's younger brother, had died of dropsy. Her younger sister cared for Lucius. For other persons named Claudius, see Claudius (disambiguation). ... Julia Agrippina (Classical Latin: IVLIA•AGRIPPINA; from the year 50, called IVLIA•AVGVSTA•AGRIPPINA[1]), most commonly known as Agrippina Minor or Agrippina the Younger (November 6, 15 – March 59), was the daughter of Germanicus and Agrippina Major. ... For other uses, see Nero (disambiguation). ...

In the reigns of Caligula, Claudius and Nero, Domitia became an influential rival of Agrippina the Younger. Her nephew Nero in June 59 poisoned Domitia. She was confined to a bed with severe constipation. Nero visited his aunt while she was sick and she commented that when he shaves his beard (a Roman symbolic act, usually performed during a ceremony at the age of twenty-one), she will gladly die peacefully. Nero turned to those with him and joked, "I'll take it off at once." He then ordered the doctors to overdose his aunt with a fatal strength of laxative and seized her property while she was dying. Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (August 31, 12 – January 24, 41), more commonly known by his nickname Caligula, was the third Roman Emperor and a member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, ruling from 37 to 41. ... For other persons named Claudius, see Claudius (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Nero (disambiguation). ...

On the Ara Pacis (an altar from the Augustan Era), displays Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus and his elder sister Domitia Lepida Major. The woman behind Domitia and Domitius is their mother Antonia Major and the man next to Antonia Major is her husband Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus. This can be seen at [1]. The Ara Pacis Augustae The Ara Pacis Augustae (Latin for Altar of Augustan Peace, and commonly shortened to Ara Pacis) is an altar to Peace, envisioned as a Roman goddess. ... Julia Antonia Cretica Major (Latin for “the elder”) (b. ...

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• E. Groag, A. Stein, L. Petersen - e.a. (edd.), Prosopographia Imperii Romani saeculi I, II et III, Berlin, 1933 - . (PIR²)