#owl_ask

You can follow the blog here https://inetruria.tumblr.com/post/667320358727237632/in-etruria-the-people-may-not-be-what-they-seem

I am currently reposting all the illustrations one each day, so be sure to check the blog daily. You never know if you might have missed a previous update before!

#17 - Got a like

Someone’s in trouble. Also yes. That insta is real. Hahaha. Check it out if you want

Don’t forget that you can view exclusive Mistika bonus comics and much more on my Patreon for as little as $1 per month! Head over to my page to check it out

#11 - Creature of the night

Lutz does like to go dumpster diving. Sadly the police force of Mistika doesn’t tolerate it...

I got tagged by @gayusoctgayvius Sorry that I took forever to scan it. 

I’m tagging @saxitlurg @thetwelvecaesars @187o @vaeputodeusfio @ultimusoctavian and @pansexualpossum

(( A summary that nobody asked for ))

The fifth and last julio-claudian emperor Nero came into power in 54 A.D.at the tender age of 17. Throughout his 14 year reign he had a couple of different portrait Typen. 

What is a portrait Typus you might ask. A Typus, or type (?) in English, is a portrait with specific traits (mainly fringes - they don’t call classical archaeologist “curls counters” for nothing) that were created for a specific occasion or time period. Emperors, depending on how long their reign was, if they were adopted by the previous emperor and if they wanted to commemorate several occasions, could have several portrait types. For example emperor Tiberius has 6 known types, whereas emperor Caligula only had 1.    

Nero had 4 identified types of portraits: 

Typus Parma 

Typus Caligari 

Typus Thermenmuseum

Typus München/Worchester 

1. Typus Parma (The adoption Type)

When Nero was adopted in 50 A.D., this type was created to celebrate and give news of the event all around the empire. People had to know how the next heir looks like. In order to emphasise the connection to emperor Claudius, Nero was depicted in a similar hairstyle to Claudius’s Typus Turin Portrait. 

2. Typus Cagliari

When Nero became emperor in 54 A.D., he had to commission a new type, which would be copied and shipped all over the empire. Nero is depicted older and fleshier in the chin region. However the Cagliari type remained similar to the Typus Parma, in terms of hairstyle. Only the hair strands just before the ears are longer and curl more inwards. Keeping a similar depiction from previous types and those of the other julio-claudians meant a stable continuation. 

3. Typus Thermenmuseum 

My personal favourite because with this portrait we experience a break in the julio-claudian tradition of portraits. No more continuity or connections to previous emperor portraits and no more straight hair. But when was Nero able to do such a stunt and ditch family tradition ? You guessed it: after his mother was assassinated in 59 A.D. The now 22 year old Nero depicted himself in a “to that time” fashionable hairstyle. His hair was longer and was combed to the forehead and arranged in a curvy S shaped curls. His face is made fleshier than in the previous types and in some portraits of this type, he also had a short neck beard.   

4. Typus München / Worchester

In Nero’s last year as emperor, he created a new (and last) type of portrait. The face is much fuller/youthful and the hair is more evenly arranged. After Nero’s death and the order for all Nero portrait to be removed from public spaces (damnatio memoriae), this Typus was not only reworked into his flavian successors (Titus and Domitian), but also into portraits of his predecessors like Augustus.  

Literature:

D. Boschung, Die Bildnisse des julisch-claudischen Kaiserhauses. Ein kritischer Forschungsbericht, JRA 6, 1993, 39–79

D. Boschung, Nero im Porträt, in: Rheinischen Landesmuseum Trier, Nero. Kaiser, Künstler und Tyrann (Darmstadt 2016) 82–88

Hey Hey !!

I am holding a poll over on my Patreon on how I should organise the Nero in da Domus two years Anniversary (time flies so fast). The best part is that YOU my dear loyal readers/fans get to vote on what should happen !! 

I have four options available and all you need to do is choose your favourite one :D Just click the link above and vote! 

If you’re not a Patron (it’s ok, though maybe you should check out what I offer), then fear not !! You also have the option of telling me via direct messaging on Tumblr or leaving a comment in the note, which option you prefer (down below). 

The 15th December will be the deadline of this poll, so tell me your vote asap !!

So what are your the options ?

Option 1  Q&A: Art Version - Submit your questions and I’ll draw the answers. Replies will be released on the 23rd.

Option 2 Q&A: Podcast Version - Either Livestream or a reply video, where I answer your questions vocally. 

Option 3 A Doodle Request Livestream - I’ll draw requests for several hours

Option 4 Livestream - Normal livestream, where I’ll finish the remaining pages of the Heavenly Outing Arc 1 pages.

Thank you all for reading, supporting and liking Nero in da Domus. Your feedback, headcanons and reactions are what has kept me motivated on continuing and has made this webcomic into what it is today.