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Domitian was the third and last emperor of the Flavian dynasty.
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The traditional theory holds that John the Apostle — considered to have written the Gospel and the epistles of John — was exiled on Patmos in the Aegean archipelago during the reign of Domitian, and there wrote Revelation.
Domitian was assassinated in September 96.
Irenaeus mentions that the Apocalypse was seen " no very long time ago almost in our own age, toward the end of the reign of Domitian ".
Domitian (; 24 October 51 – 18 September 96 ) was Roman Emperor from 81 to 96.
While Titus held a great many offices under the rule of his father, Domitian was left with honours but no responsibilities.
The following day Domitian was declared Emperor by the Praetorian Guard, commencing a reign which lasted fifteen years – longer than any man who had ruled since Tiberius.
Significant wars were fought in Britain, where his general Agricola attempted to conquer Caledonia ( Scotland ), and in Dacia, where Domitian was unable to procure a decisive victory against king Decebalus.
As a consequence, Domitian was popular with the people and army but considered a tyrant by members of the Roman Senate.
After his death, Domitian's memory was condemned to oblivion by the Roman Senate, while senatorial authors such as Tacitus, Pliny the Younger and Suetonius published histories propagating the view of Domitian as a cruel and paranoid tyrant.
Domitian was born in Rome on 24 October 51, the youngest son of Titus Flavius Vespasianus — commonly known as Vespasian — and Flavia Domitilla Major.
For Domitian, this meant that a significant part of his adolescence was spent in the absence of his near relatives.
During the Jewish-Roman wars, he was likely taken under the care of his uncle Titus Flavius Sabinus II, at the time serving as city prefect of Rome ; or possibly even Marcus Cocceius Nerva, a loyal friend of the Flavians and the future successor to Domitian.
Unlike his brother Titus, Domitian was not educated at court.
Domitian was allegedly extremely sensitive regarding his baldness, which he disguised in later life by wearing wigs.
In Rome meanwhile, Domitian was placed under house arrest by Vitellius, as a safeguard against future Flavian aggression.
During the night, he was joined by his relatives, including Domitian.
With nothing more to be feared from the enemy, Domitian came forward to meet the invading forces ; he was universally saluted by the title of Caesar, and the mass of troops conducted him to his father's house.
During the Batavian rebellion, Domitian eagerly sought the opportunity to attain military glory, but was denied command of a legion by superior officers.
By all accounts, Mucianus held the real power in Vespasian's absence and he was careful to ensure that Domitian, still only eighteen years old, did not overstep the boundaries of his function.
According to Tacitus, Mucianus was not keen on this prospect but since he considered Domitian a liability in any capacity that was entrusted to him, he preferred to keep him close at hand rather than in Rome.
Domitian then wrote to Cerialis personally, suggesting he hand over command of his army but, once again, he was snubbed.
With the return of Vespasian in late September, his political role was rendered all but obsolete and Domitian withdrew from government devoting his time to arts and literature.
Vespasian attempted to arrange a dynastic marriage between his youngest son and the daughter of Titus, Julia Flavia, but Domitian was adamant in his love for Domitia Longina, going so far as to persuade her husband, Lucius Aelius Lamia, to divorce her so that Domitian could marry her himself.
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* Domitian increases the troops ' pay by one third, thus securing their loyalty.
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On his last day, Domitian was feeling disturbed and asked a servant several times what time it was.
The next work by Josephus is his twenty-one volume Antiquities of the Jews, completed during the last year of the reign of the Emperor Flavius Domitian ( between 1. 9. 93 and 14. 3. 94, cf.
Nerva, who replaced the last Flavian emperor, Vespasian's son Domitian, in 96, was elderly and childless, and chose therefore to adopt an heir, Trajan, from outside his family.
The last book of the canon is the Book of Revelation said to be written by John of Patmos during the reign of Domitian ( 81-96 ).
The Book of Revelation, also known as The Revelation or Apocalypse of St. John, was written in the last part of the 1st century A. D., probably during the persecution of Christians carried out under either the Roman emperor Nero or Domitian.
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Whatever the nature of their relationship, Domitian seems to have displayed little sympathy when his brother lay dying, instead making for the Praetorian camp where he was proclaimed emperor.
Nevertheless, Domitian appears to have been very popular amongst the soldiers, spending an estimated three years of his reign among the army on campaigns — more than any emperor since Augustus — and raising their pay by one-third.
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.
* 96 – Domitian, Roman emperor ( b. 51 )
Born into a non-patrician family in the province of Hispania Baetica, Trajan rose to prominence during the reign of emperor Domitian.
* Domitian succeeds his brother Titus as emperor.
* The silver content of the Roman denarius rises to 92 percent under emperor Domitian, up from 81 percent in the reign of Vitellius.
* September 18 – Domitian, Roman emperor
* Domitia Longina, first wife of Roman emperor Domitian ( d. 130 )
* Roman emperor Domitian becomes Roman Consul.
* Roman emperor Domitian fights the Chatti, a Germanic tribe.
* Two Egyptian obelisks are erected in Benevento in front of the Temple of Isis, in honour of emperor Domitian.
* Roman emperor Domitian becomes a Roman Consul.
* The silver content of the Roman denarius rises to 93 percent under emperor Trajan, up from 92 percent under Domitian.
This event would have occurred during the reign of Domitian, a Roman emperor who was known for his persecution of Christians in the late 1st century.
During the reign of Roman emperor Domitian after having spent time imprisoned in Rome, John was sentenced to be boiled in oil at the Colosseum.
If the palace was designed for Lucullus, then it may have only been in use for a few years, for the Roman historian Suetonius records that Lucullus was executed by the delusional emperor Domitian in or shortly after AD 93.
With Vespasian declared emperor, Titus and his brother Domitian likewise received the title of Caesar from the Senate.
He was succeeded by Domitian, whose first act as emperor was to deify his brother.
* Paris ( actor under Domitian ), actor in Rome under the emperor Domitian
When emperor Domitian was murdered on September 18, 96 AD, Apollonius was said to have witnessed the event in Ephesus " about midday " on the day it happened in Rome, and told those present " Take heart, gentlemen, for the tyrant has been slain this day ...".
During the reign of Roman emperor Domitian and the persecution of Trajan, Onesimus was imprisoned in Rome and may have been martyred by stoning ( although some sources claim that he was beheaded ).
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