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Domitian

[ duh-mish-uhn, -ee-uhn ]

noun

  1. Titus Flavius Domitianus Augustus, a.d. 51–96, Roman emperor 81–96.


Domitian

/ dəˈmɪʃən /

noun

  1. Domitian5196MRomanPOLITICS: hereditary ruler full name Titus Flavius Domitianus. 51–96 ad , Roman emperor (81–96): instigated a reign of terror (93); assassinated
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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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