Episode CLVIII – Plotina
When Trajan came to the big city he bought his provincial wife with him. Plotina stood on the steps of Domitian’s palace and promised the people of Rome that she’d keep it real.
Emperors of Rome · Professor T. Corey Brennan
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Show Notes
When Trajan came to the big city he bought his provincial wife with him. Plotina stood on the steps of Domitian’s palace and promised the people of Rome that she’d keep it real. And from what we can tell from our ancient sources, that’s exactly what she did.
Part VII of 'Empresses of Rome'
Guest:
Professor T. Corey Brennan (Classics, Rutgers University).