Original scientific paper
Agrippina’s Portrait in Connection with Romain Female Portraits From Ager Polensis and Ager Nesactiensis
Vesna Girardi Jurkić
Kristina Džin
Abstract
During protective archaeological researches performed in 1987-1988, on the Forum of ColoniaPola marble head was found representing Agrippina, wife of Claudius and mother of Nero. Threeinscriptions mentioning Claudius and Nero had been discovered before on the Pula Forum. SinceAgrippina had great infl uence on Claudius’ political actions, her portraits were usually put in placeswhere homage could be paid to the Emperor and his family. In addition to the Agrippina’s portraitfrom Colonia Pola, there are some more female portraits resembling to her.
Keywords
Claudius; Nero; inscriptions; Agrippina Minor; portrait; funeral monuments
Hrčak ID:
8303
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Publication date:
1.12.2006.
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