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Domitian also revived the practice of the imperial cult, which had fallen somewhat out of use under Vespasian.
Significantly, his first act as an Emperor was the deification of his brother Titus.
Upon their deaths, his infant son, and niece, Julia Flavia, were likewise enrolled among the gods.
With regards to the emperor himself as a religious figure, both Suetonius and Cassius Dio allege that Domitian officially gave himself the title of Dominus et Deus.
However, not only did he reject the title of Dominus during his reign, but since he issued no official documentation or coinage to this effect, historians such as Brian Jones contend that such phrases were addressed to Domitian by flatterers who wished to earn favors from the emperor.
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