Article: Domitian and the dynamics of terror in classical Rome. (reflections on the 1900th anniversary of the emperor's assassination; includes a bibliography)

Encyclopedia entry: Domitian
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      487 words ...Domitian (Titus Flavius Domitianus) , AD 51-AD 96, Roman emperor ... Except for his victory in AD 83 over the Chatti, a German tribe, Domitian's campaigns were only partially successful. He recalled (AD 84) Agricola from his successful ...

Dictionary definition: Domitian, Titus Flavius
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church;      295 words ...Domitian, Titus Flavius (51–96), Roman Emperor from 81. Roman historians ranked him as a tyrant; Christian tradition held ...

Rome: Piazza Navona. Fountain of the Four Rivers, by Bernini. Originally ...
Magnum Photos;  January 1, 2000 ;     311 words ... ... Four Rivers, by Bernini. Originally built as the Stadium of Domitian, it was renovated during the 17th century by important architects ... four rivers, by bernini. originally built as the stadium of domitian, it was renovated during the 17th century by important architects ...

How to cheat at editing: the Domitian Bilingual Chronicle, Anno ...
ANQ;  March 22, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... nineteenth-century editor Charles Plummer, manuscript F of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (London, British Library, Cotton Domitian A. viii, fols. 30-70) is written in the hand of the monk of Christ Church who created the abbreviated Chronicle it contains ...

Domitian.
NYPL Digital Gallery;  January 1, 1934 ;     257 words ...

Article: Ancient & modern
The Spectator;  December 30, 2000 ;     577 words ... ... realise what it is like to be blind. The Roman emperor Domitian (AD 51-96) would have applauded the concept, though his ... Cassius Dio (c. AD 150-235) reports the occasion. Domitian had a room painted pitch-black and furnished it with ...

Article: The last of the (Roman) summer wine. (relics of ancient wine ...
History Today;  January 1, 1994 ;     700+ words ... ... amphorae fall within the restricted date period, from AD 70 to around AD 100. This seemingly detectable demise of the fledgling ... broadly in line with an edict issued by the Emperor Domitian (AD 81-96) to curb wine-making and encourage corn ...