DOMITIAN

(Titus Flavius Domitianus)dōmĭshˈən, a.d. 51–a.d. 96, Roman emperor (a.d. 81–a.d. 96), son of Vespasian. Although intended as the heir to his older brother, Titus, he was given no important posts. On Titus' death he succeeded to the throne and proved himself at once proud and more absolutist than his father. In his first years, however, he governed in the interests of order and public welfare. Except for his victory in a.d. 83 over the Chatti, a German tribe, Domitian's campaigns were only partially successful. He recalled (a.d. 84) Agricola from his successful campaign in Britain, probably because he thought it would overtax the empire. As time went on, Domitian became more despotic, particularly after the rebellion in a.d. 89 of Antonius Saturninus, governor of Upper Germany. His despotism caused plots against him, which brought on a reign of terror during the last years of his rule. Finally his wife, Domitia, had a freedman, Stephanus, stab him. Nerva succeeded. Tacitus and Juvenal describe Domitian's reign of terror with bitterness, but modern historians recognize that he governed the empire well.

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books on: Domitian  - 1487 results

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The Emperor Domitian
Book by Brian W. Jones; Routledge, 1992
THE EMPEROR DOMITIAN Domitian, Emperor of Rome AD 81-96, has traditionally been portrayed as...nearly a century, offers a balanced interpretation of the life of Domitian. In taking into account recent scholarship and new epigraphic and...
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Statius' Silvae and the Poetics of Empire
Book by Carole E. Newlands; Cambridge University Press, 2002
Subjects: Emperors In Literature, Imperialism In Literature, Laudatory Poetry, Latin--History And Criticism, Occasional Verse, Latin--History And Criticism, Rome--History--Domitian, 81-96, Rome--In Literature, Statius, P. Papinius--(Publius Papinius)--Silvae
...Silvae , written late in the reign of Domitian AD 81 96 , are a new kind of poetry...the tensions within the later period of Domitians reign. CAROLE NEWLANDS is Professor...sets late in the reign of the emperor Domitian in AD 93 and 95, the Silvae have been...
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The Twelve Caesars
Book by Robert Graves, Suetonius; Penguin Books, 1957
Subjects: Emperors--Rome--Biography, Rome--History--Flavians, 69-96, Rome--History--The Five Julii, 30 B.C.-68 A.D
...AFTERWARDS DEIFIED 273 XI. TITUS, AFTERWARDS DEIFIED 287 XII. DOMITIAN 295 PEDIGREES OF THE JULIAN AND FLAVIAN HOUSES 310...
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Nerva and the Roman Succession Crisis AD 96-99
Book by John D. Grainger; Routledge, 2002
Subjects: Emperors--Rome--Biography, Nerva--Emperor Of Rome--Ca. 30-98, Rome--History--Antonines, 96-192
...155 ILLUSTRATIONS PLATES 1 Domitian ix 2 Nerva - ex Domitian x 3 Nerva - himself xi...of consuls AD 96-100 xxi 5 Domitian inscriptions xxii 6 The...
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The Book of Revelation: Apocalypse and Empire
Book by Leonard L. Thompson; Oxford University Press, 1990
...Province of Asia 6 Domitians Reign: History and Rhetoric, 95...80) Epigrams (from c. 86-) Domitian (81-96) John Revelation (92-96...gladiators. According to this portrait, mad Domitian is emperor, a "second Nero," who exiles...
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journal articles on: Domitian  - 34 results

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'The Roman Actor,' Censorship, and Dramatic Autonomy
Journal article by David A. Reinheimer; Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900, Vol. 38, 1998
Subjects: English drama--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Massinger, Philip--Criticism, interpretation, etc., The Roman Actor (Theater)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Theater--Censorship
...the approval of his patron, the Emperor Domitian. The final judgment concerning Aretinuss...I.iii, and Pariss downfall follows on Domitians disapproval of the unintentional play...or in other words censored, by either Domitian or Domitia. Though the exact combination...
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Mutilation and Transformation: Damnatio Memoriae and Roman Imperial Portraiture
Journal article by John Pollini; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 88, 2006
Subjects: Italy--History, Mutilation and Transformation: Damnatio Memoriae and Roman Imperial Portraiture (Book)--Criticism and interpretation, Portraits--Criticism and interpretation, Varner, Eric R.--Authorship
...example, describes the destruction of Domitians portraits in graphically anthropomorphic...lessens over the period from Caligula to Domitian and that in the second century imperial...forty-three, of Nero at fifty-three, and of Domitian at twenty-four. Even if he is correct...
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Catholic Identity and Antisemitism in a Eulogy for Isabel "The Catholic" *
Journal article by John M. Mcmanamon; Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Vol. 42, 2007
Subjects: Antisemitism--Analysis, Apologetics--Middle Ages, 600-1500, Church history
...noble precedent set by the Roman emperor Domitian. Once again, the Mediterranean world...Oliverius relished the fact that, under Domitian, the desperate Roman Jews ended up selling...To humiliate the Jews even further, Domitian decreed that a single Jew was worth only...
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Not Before Homosexuality: The Materiality of the Cinaedus and the Roman Law Against Love Between Men
Journal article by Amy Richlin; Journal of the History of Sexuality, Vol. 3, 1993
Subjects: Sex Customs--History, Sexology
...his point: for example, the emperor Domitian had a puer (that is, "was a homosexual...poetry to boys marked as slaves, such as Domitians eunuch cupbearer Earinos, or as prostitutes...been Caesars puer ( Aug. 68). Of Domitian, Suetonius says there were stories that...
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Turning to Tacitus
Journal article by James Bacchus; Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, Vol. 37, 2004
Subjects: Freedom--Analysis, Liberty--Analysis, Rule of law--Analysis, Tacitus--Evaluation
...caused by the tyranny of the Emperor Domitian, and his very survival may have helped...had not only survived the tyranny of Domitian. He had, in his own mind, been complicit...failed to speak out against the tyranny of Domitian, and, further, and worse, that he joined...
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Domitian and the Dynamics of Terror in Classical Rome
Magazine article by Peter Wiseman; History Today, Vol. 46, September 1996
Subjects: Despotism--Analysis, Domitian, Emperor of Rome--Evaluation, Roman emperors--Political activity, Roman law--Social aspects, Rome (Ancient)--Politics and government
Domitian and the dynamics of terror in classical Rome by...offers some intriguing thoughts on the world of the emperor Domitian -- its traumas and its terrors -- to mark the 1900th anniversary...ago this month, on September 18th, AD 96, as the emperor Domitian was going to retire for his midday siesta, Parthenius...
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Revenge Served Cold: Amy Rosenthal Discovers Modern Parallels with the Politics of Ancient Rome
Magazine article by Amy Rosenthal; New Statesman, Vol. 132, January 13, 2003
Subjects: Domitian Caesar (Theater)
...and the function of theatre. Written by Philip Massinger in 1626, it charts the toppling of the despotic, dramaloving emperor Domitian Caesar, whose obsession with the beautiful Domitia leads to his downfall and eventually his death. At the start of the play...
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Lessons from Juvenal
Magazine article by Roger Kimball; New Criterion, Vol. 21, April 2003
Subjects: Juvenal--Attitudes, Juvenal--Works, Latin literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Satire--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Satirists--Attitudes, Satirists--Works
...have been exiled--possibly to Egypt--by Domitian around 92. If so, it may have been because...remark about an actor called Paris, one of Domitians favorites (until, that is, Paris was...extended to all things Greek). Would Domitian really have exiled someone simply for...
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Do Say ... What's the Matter Here?
Magazine article by Alexander Cockburn; The Nation, Vol. 246, March 26, 1988
Subjects: Social movements--History, Student movements--History, Student protests--History
...deliquescent Claudian twilight. From the squint focus of the here-and-now, students, passive and scared under the brutish thump of Domitian, look back on the last of the Julio-Claudian line with a nostalgia not entirely deserved. True, the arts flowered. Those...
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Violence in Christian Theology
Magazine article by J. Denny Weaver; Cross Currents, Vol. 51, Summer 2001
Subjects: Christianity--Social aspects, Church and social problems--History, Jesus Christ--Teachings, Theology--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Violence--Religious aspects
...of Titus (79-81 G.E.) or more likely Domitian (81-96 C.E., seal 7). Seal 5 coincides...or more likely during the reign of Domitian (81--96 C.E.). 19 Putting the declarations...seven imperial eras from Tiberius to Domitian. (20.) This is an image of narrative...
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FROM THE PULPIT: Decoding the Past Can Be a Real Revelation; Father John Durkan, from Clonloo, Co Roscommon, Examines the Book of Revelations in the New Testament and Says That It Carries Messages of Hope and Encouragement
Newspaper article by John Durkan; Sunday Mirror (London, England), June 27, 1999
...when it was written. It was a world where Roman emperors ruled supreme - or rather, they would have liked to. The Emperors Domitian and Nero, for example, wanted to be worshipped as gods. If their plan had succeeded it would have united the Roman Empire...
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ROME FIRM; Charioteers' Rivalry Mirrors Celtic and Rangers Battles
Newspaper article; Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland), April 16, 2006
...the greens for the blues - just like Celtic star Mo Johnstons move to Rangers in 1989. And a wealthy sports fan, the emperor Domitian, tried to challenge the blues and greens dominance by investing in a purple team - just like Hearts owner Vladimir Romanov...
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TRAVEL: A ROMA THERAPHY; Feel Great on an Eternal City Break
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), February 10, 2007
Subjects: Airlines, British Airways PLC
...best-preserved ancient building. Literally the "temple to all the gods", it was built by Marcus Agrippa in 27BC, rebuilt by Domitian after it burned down in 80AD, and botched again by Hadrian after it was struck by lightning in 120AD. Its a hugely impressive...
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The Forgotten Battle; Answers to Correspondents
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), December 27, 2006
Subjects: Malalas, John
...Suetonius, Galba 21); and Vitellius had grey eyes (John Malalas 10.335). Vespasian had wine-coloured eyes (John Malalas 10.336); Domitian had fair hair and grey eyes (John Malalas 10.340); Hadrian was darkhaired (Sibylline Oracle 5.49) and had grey eyes (John Malalas...
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Mighty Aphrodite Is Rite for Spring
Newspaper article by Richard Slusser; The Washington Times, March 24, 1996
...Heirapolis are the incredible number of tombs remaining in the necropolis, what remains of collonaded streets and the ruins of the Domitian Gate, the ruined Temple of Apollo and its adjacent Plutonium. The Plutonium, according to "Pamukkale Heirapolis" by Cemil...
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encyclopedia articles on: Domitian  - 20 results

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Domitian
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
DOMITIAN (Titus Flavius Domitianus)domish n, a.d. 51 a.d. 96, Roman emperor (a.d. 81 a.d. 96...Except for his victory in a.d. 83 over the Chatti, a German tribe, Domitians campaigns were only partially successful. He recalled (a.d. 84...
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Censor
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
CENSOR sen s r, title of two magistrates of ancient Rome (from c.443 b.c. to the time of Domitian). They took the census (by which they assessed taxation, voting, and military service) and supervised public behavior. They also...
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Flavian
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...ve n, ancient Roman gens. The name was applied especially to three Roman emperors, Vespasian and his sons Titus and Domitian . ____________________ The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Copyright 2007, Columbia University Press. Licensed from...
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Statius, Publius Papinius
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...pin e s sta sh s, c.a.d. 45 c.a.d. 96, Latin poet, b. Naples. A favorite of Emperor Domitian , he won the poetry prize at an annual festival under Domitians auspices but later was an unsuccessful competitor at the Capitoline contest in Rome...
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Dio Chrysostom
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...112, Greek Sophist and orator Chrysostom=golden-mouthed, b. Prusa (modern Bursa) in Bithynia. He lived at Rome under Emperor Domitian, who subsequently banished him. He traveled widely, finally returning to Rome in the favor of emperors Nerva and Trajan. He...
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