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Meanwhile, he married Flavia Domitilla, who had formerly been the mistress of Statilius Capella, a Roman knight of

Sabrata

in

Africa

, who [Domitilla] enjoyed Latin rights; and was soon after declared fully and freely a citizen of

Rome

, on a trial before the court of Recovery, brought by her father Flavius Liberalis, a native of Ferentum, but no more than secretary to a quaestor. By her he had the following children: Titus, Domitia and Domitilla. He outlived his wife and daughter, and lost them both before he became emperor. After the death of his wife he renewed his union

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with his former concubine, Caenis, the freedwoman of Antonia, and also her amanuensis, and treated her, even after he was emperor, almost as if she had been his lawful wife.

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