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Domitian
[ duh-mish-uhn, -ee-uhn ]
noun
- Titus Flavius Domitianus Augustus, a.d. 51–96, Roman emperor 81–96.
Domitian
/ dəˈmɪʃən /
noun
- Domitian5196MRomanPOLITICS: hereditary ruler full name Titus Flavius Domitianus. 51–96 ad , Roman emperor (81–96): instigated a reign of terror (93); assassinated
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The sensual and abominable Carinus displayed the extravagancies of Heliogabalus, aggravated by the cruelty of Domitian.
Domitian's wholesale slaughter of his subjects appalls Rome.
Whoever thinks so, must be a very weak politician, and ought to be sent to catch flies with Domitian.
His face was beaming like that of an enthusiastic numismatist who stumbles upon a rare Commodus or an authentic Domitian.
Indeed it would seem that Domitian instituted a persecution of the Jews, to which Nerva his successor put an end.
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