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Portrait bust of Lucilla, wife of the Roman Emperor Lucius Verus, c160-c170. Artist: Unknown

Portrait bust of Lucilla, wife of the Roman Emperor Lucius Verus, c160-c170. Lucilla (c148-182) was the daughter of Marcus Aurelius and Faustina the Younger. Marcus and Lucilla's husband were Co-Emperors of Rome from 161 until 169, when Lucius Verus died. After his death, her father forced her to marry a political ally of his, Claudius Pompeianus. Lucilla was exiled to Capri and executed after plotting against Marcus' successor, her brother Commodus. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg.
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Portrait bust of Lucilla, wife of the Roman Emperor Lucius Verus, c160-c170. Artist: Unknown
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Portrait bust of Lucilla, wife of the Roman Emperor Lucius Verus, c160-c170. Lucilla (c148-182) was the daughter of Marcus Aurelius and Faustina the Younger. Marcus and Lucilla's husband were Co-Emperors of Rome from 161 until 169, when Lucius Verus died. After his death, her father forced her to marry a political ally of his, Claudius Pompeianus. Lucilla was exiled to Capri and executed after plotting against Marcus' successor, her brother Commodus. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg.
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3429 x 5144 px | 50.5 MB
Print size:
29.0 x 43.6 cm | 11.4 x 17.1 in (300 dpi)
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