Domnica

Domnica
Augusta
Roman empress
Tenure364–378
Diedafter 378
SpouseValens
IssueValentinianus Galates
Carosa
Anastasia
DynastyValentinianic
FatherPetronius

Domnica[a] was a Roman empress as the wife of the emperor Valens, who ruled the East from 364 to 378. After the death of her husband at the Battle of Adrianople, she ruled as de facto regent and defended Constantinople against the attacking Goths until his successor Theodosius I arrived.[4]

  1. ^ Pauly–Wissowa, "Domnica"
  2. ^ Jones, Martindale & Morris, p. 265.
  3. ^ Lenski 2002, p. 60.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Banchich was invoked but never defined (see the help page).


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