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Domitian (/ d ə ˈ m ɪ ʃ ən,-i ən /, də-MISH-ən, -ee-ən; Latin: Domitianus; 24 October 51 – 18 September 96) was Roman emperor from 81 to 96. The son of Vespasian and the younger brother of Titus, his two predecessors on the throne, he was the last member of the Flavian dynasty.
The burial of Domitian, from the Menologion of Basil II (11th century). Domitian (Latin: Domitianus, Greek: Δομιτιανός; c. 550 – 602) was the nephew of the Roman emperor Maurice and the archbishop of Melitene in Roman Armenia from around 580 until his death. [1]
On 18 September 96, Domitian was assassinated in a palace conspiracy involving members of the Praetorian Guard and several of his freedmen. On the same day, Nerva was declared emperor by the Roman Senate. As the new ruler of the Roman Empire, he vowed to restore liberties which had been curtailed during the autocratic government of Domitian.
Manius Acilius Glabrio was a Roman Senator who served as consul ordinarius in AD 91 as the colleague of Trajan, afterwards emperor.Although one of many senators executed during the reign of Domitian on the alleged grounds of plotting against the emperor, [1] he was remembered by his contemporaries best for his strength.
Vespasian is the last emperor to rule in the Year of the Four Emperors, and the founder of the Flavian dynasty, which ruled the empire for 27 years in the 1st Century. ... Domitian is the younger ...
Following the release of the videos, protests unfolded in Memphis and across the wider US, demanding justice for Nichols. In Memphis, a large crowd took to I-55 in downtown Memphis on Friday night.
Domitian appears to have met with several conspiracies during his reign, one of which led to his eventual assassination in 96. The first significant revolt arose on 1 January 89, when the governor of Germania Superior , Lucius Antonius Saturninus , and his two legions at Mainz , Legio XIV Gemina and Legio XXI Rapax , rebelled against the Roman ...
Casperius Aelianus served as Praetorian Prefect under the emperors Domitian and Nerva.He was loyal to the Roman Emperor Domitian, the last of the Flavian dynasty. [1] After Domitian's murder and the ascension of the Emperor Nerva, Aelianus laid siege to the Rome in order to force the capture of the men responsible for Domitian's death, who had not been punished by Nerva.