PORTRAIT TYPES OF THE EMPERORS OF THE FLAVIAN DYNASTY PRESERVED IN ANATOLIA*

Yaşar ARLI

Abstract


The Flavian Dynasty, which ruled the Roman Empire in 69-96 AD, had three emperors. The first of these emperors was Vespasianus, who ruled in 69-79 AD; his eldest son Titus in 79-81 AD; and the last was Vespasianus' second son Domitianus in 81-96 AD. As a result of the scientific research, seven emperor portraits specific to the dynasty, which were examined in Anatolia, were found. The four portraits discussed in this article show Vespasianus, the dynasty's founding emperor, Titus, and the emperor Domitianus. While two of the four Vespasianus portraits are portraits of the Ist type, dated to the early years of the emperor's reign (69-70 AD), the other is in the portraits of the IInd type. Titus, the dynasty's second emperor, is represented with two portraits in Anatolia. The first of these portraits was dated to the reign of the emperor, while the second was dated just after his death. One portrait of Domitianus, the dynasty's last emperor, was detected in Anatolia, belonging to the Ist type from the early years of his reign (81-90 AD). The emperor's portraits in the IInd type, dating to 90-96 AD, were not found in Anatolia until recently. As a result of the re-examination of these portraits, which have been published more than once, with this study method, a new identity for some of the portraits and a new dating proposal for others has been proposed. As a result, the number of portraits of the emperors of the Flavian Dynasty in Anatolia and the period intervals in which the portrait types emerged were explained.

Keywords


Anatolia, Flavian Dynasty, Vespasianus, Titus, Domitianus

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DOI: 10.14795/j.v11i4.1149

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