Prisca (empress)
| Prisca | |
|---|---|
| Nobilissima Femina | |
 Relief in the mausoleum of Diocletian's Palace in Split, believed to depict Prisca. | |
| Roman empress | |
| Tenure | 284–305 (alongside Magnia Urbica 284–285 and Eutropia 286–305) |
| Died | 315 |
| Spouse | Diocletian |
| Issue | Valeria |
| Religion | Uncertain, possibly Christian |
Historical reenactors at Diocletian's Palace
; actors playing Diocletian and Prisca are at centre.Prisca (died 315) was a Roman empress as the wife of the emperor Diocletian.
According to the Latin writer
Great Persecution of 303.[2] Lactantius is, perhaps, implying that Prisca and Valeria were Christian or favorably disposed to Christianity.[3]
When Diocletian retired to
Syria and confiscated her properties. At the death of Maximinus, Licinius had Prisca and her daughter killed.[3]
See also
- Saint Alexandra- Christian saint known in legends as Diocletian's wife
- Serena of Rome - Christian saint known in legends as Diocletian's wife
References
- ^ Jeličić-Radonić, Jasna (August 15, 2008). "AVRELIA PRISCA". Prilozi povijesti umjetnosti u Dalmaciji. 41 (1): 5–25 – via hrcak.srce.hr.
- ^ Lactantius, De mortibus persecutorum 15,1.
- ^ a b Jones, Martindale & Morris, p. 726.
Sources
- ISBN 0-521-07233-6.
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