#julio claudian

[elkanach]

agrippina the younger

i cant draw claudius for the life of me LMAOOO he looks like that one julius ceasar painting

[psychidion]

mayhaps I have flown too close to the sun and developed a hyperfixation on the Julio-Claudian empire

[uncleclaudius]

Monumental marble statue of Livia Drusilla, dated to the reign of her son Emperor Tiberius.

[blueiscoool]

Roman Marble Portrait of Agrippina The Elder Julio-Claudian Period, 1st century A.D

[fulviagrippina]

Agrippina after Nero tried to assassinate her by sinking her ship

[lionofchaeronea]

Copper alloy coin of the notorious Roman emperor Nero (r. 54-68 CE). This coin was struck to commemorate the dedication, in 59, of the Macellum Magnum or Macellum Augusti, a vast market for meat, fish, and vegetables on the Caelian Hill. On the obverse, the bust of Nero, identified as NERO CLAUD(IUS) CAESAR AUG(USTUS) GER(MANICUS) P(ONTIFEX) M(AXIMUS) TR(IBUNICIA) P(OTESTATE) IMP(ERATOR) P(ATER) P(ATRIAE). On the reverse, a depiction of the Macellum Magnum, showing the two-storied domed structure at its center flanked by two-storied porticoes. A male figure is shown standing atop the central steps; his identity is unknown. This coin is particularly valuable because the Macellum Magnum does not survive (its remains are thought to lie beneath the church of San Stefano Rotondo).

Current location of coin: British Museum. Photo credit: British Museum.

[ancientcharm]

Augustus and his eldest grandson; the resemblance is notable. Unlike the sculptures of other ancient cultures, which were idealized, that is, not at all like the real appearance of the person they represented, Roman sculptures were accurate portraits.

[cesareeborgia]

↳ agrippina the elder (requested by anonymous)

[domitiaa]

"Goodbye, Livia, never forget our wedding."

I, Claudius (1976) - Brian Blessed/Siân Phillips

Imperium: Augustus (2001) - Benjamin Sadler/Martina Stella

Rome (2005 - 2007) - Simon Wood/Alice Henley

Domina (2021 - 2023) - Matthew McNulty/Kasia Smutniak 

[grayjoy15]

Roman Emperors: Augustus – Gordian I

27 BC – 238 AD

Excited to be working on these again! The series is nearing completion! Pride edition will follow shortly…

[behindfairytales]

DOMINA (s2) + historical references

[liviasdrusillas]

'"'but a wife can be a fine thing, even for a soldier,' drusus said. he and antonia were reclining close together, and his hand lay on her shoulder. 'then you will be happy to be home for a while?' she said, smiling up at him. ‘ 'it's as if i am two beings— one who always longs to be home with you and another who wants to march into germania.'" - daughters of the palatine hill, phyllis t smith

[wolframpant]

Historical Female Characters in Domina (2021)

[uncleclaudius]

Marble statue of an old woman, Julio-Claudian period. Probably a Roman copy of the Greek original.

Metropolitan Museum of Art.

[blueiscoool]

Roman Glass Bowl 1st half of 1st century CE Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian

[duxfemina]

A brief summary of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty

Octavian/Augustus - he has a reputation associated with peace but you will get a little ill once you look at all the collateral damage around him and that reputation ie. It's easy to institute a regime of peace when you've murdered everyone who might oppose you

Tiberius - when a chronic people pleaser finally get into a position of power and still no one thinks they're good enough and they finally reach burnout and fuck off to their vacation home indefinitely

Caligula - the first emperor in the long litany of reasons why people whose brain has not fully developed should NOT be given access to unlimited power. Little Boots is either insane or the absolute champion at taking the piss out of the elite and there isn't really a third option

Claudius - an icon for overcoming disability and bullying and knowing how to delegate administration appropriately. Also this man gave his wives a lot of mobility (for the time) so we stan in spite of the sources trying to smear him for that very thing. Also this man was SUCH a nerd and I wish they hadn't destroyed his history of the Civil Wars but that's the Augustan propaganda machine for ya even near kin isn't safe from censorship

Nero - take one traumatic childhood add a flare for the dramatic and then give them unlimited power before their brain is fully developed and now it's like Caligula but with more pizzazz. Nero is literally what happens when that obnoxious rich kid who's into theater gets absolutely unlimited money and power and nothing to curtail his flare for a spectacle.