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Domitian
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about the life of Domitian
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Domitian, Emperor of Rome and provinces of the Roman Empire.
Name commonly known as: Domitian
Latin Roman Name: Titus
Flavius Domitianus
Reigned as Roman
Emperor / Caesar: 14 September, 81
AD - 18 September, 96 AD
Dynasty / Historical Period:
Flavian
Place and Date of
Birth: Domitian was born 30 December
39 in Rome
Name of previous Emperor: His predecessor or the Emperor before Domitian was his older brother,
Titus.
Titus died unexpectedly and it was
believed that his brother Domitian
was the cause of his death.
Family connections / Genealogy
Name of Father:
Vespasian
Name of Mother: Domitilla
Married:
Marcia Furnilla
Children: Julia Flavia
Place and Date of
Death: Domitian died 18 September 96
(aged 44) in Rome
Name of next Emperor:
The successor to Domitian was Nerva
Why was Domitian famous? Accomplishments, achievements and important events:
Domitian, who was
proclaimed emperor by the soldiers upon his brother's death,
possessed the mental ability of the Flavian family, joined
to the vices and cruelty of the Claudian. He surrounded
himself with spies and informers, and put to death the
noblest men of his time. Domitian was notorious for his
cruelty. He is said to have invented a new method of torture
which involved burning the sexual organs of his victims. To preserve the fidelity of the
soldiers he doubled their pay, while he won over the people
of Rome by spectacular games at the Colosseum. Domitian
extended the seating capacity by adding another tier to the
Colosseum. He also added the
Hypogeum, a vast
network of rooms, cells, tunnels and passages under the
Roman Colosseum. To maintain
his expenditure, he confiscated the property of the richer
citizens and no man of wealth was safe from an accusation of
treason.
Domitian - The Dacian Wars
Dacia corresponds in the
main to modern Romania and Moldova, as well as parts of
Hungary, Bulgaria and Ukraine - the Thracian nations. The Dacians, led by their
king Decebalus crossed the Danube and Domitian took the
field against the Romans. In A.D. 90, the Romans were defeated and forced to
conclude a humiliating peace. Yet, on his return to Rome, he
celebrated a triumph, assuming the name of Dacicus. Domitian
then ordered himself to be styled the "Lord and God," and
was worshiped with divine honors.
The End of the Tyrant Domitian
Domitian now ordered
himself to be styled the "Lord and God," and was worshiped
with divine honors. Christians were murdered in great
numbers during the reign of the tyrant Domitian. The most
eminent of the nobility were put to death. His wife Domitia
learnt that he was planning her death and had him
assassinated on 18th September, A.D. 96.
Domitian and the Flavian Dynasty 69AD -
96AD
The Flavian Dynasty 69AD -
96AD. Vespasian who became the first ruler of the Flavian
Dynasty followed by Titus and Domitian. Vespasian and his
son Titus built the Roman Colosseum.
Domitian
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