We all know of Titus Flavius Vespasianus Major, Emperor Vespasian. Vespasians life was quite an interesting one, involving what was a forbidden love between him and a freedwoman of Antonia wife of Drusus.
He and Caenis had met when Vespasian was beginning his career and are known to have had a relationship. However relationships between freedwomen and senators was forbidden and any offspring would carry the status of the their freednparent.
What i am wondering is if they had had a son how would he have been involved. Say this son would be called Titus Flavius Antonianus or Caenianus what would his life been like and what would be Vespasians repsonse would he adopt this son? Would this son be a potential claimant of the throne? Especially since his mother became Empress in everything but name later on in life.
He and Caenis had met when Vespasian was beginning his career and are known to have had a relationship. However relationships between freedwomen and senators was forbidden and any offspring would carry the status of the their freednparent.
What i am wondering is if they had had a son how would he have been involved. Say this son would be called Titus Flavius Antonianus or Caenianus what would his life been like and what would be Vespasians repsonse would he adopt this son? Would this son be a potential claimant of the throne? Especially since his mother became Empress in everything but name later on in life.