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Domitian 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. Described by the historian Brian W. Jones as "a ruthless but efficient autocrat", his authoritarian style of ruling put him at sharp odds with the Senate, whose powers he drastically curtailed.
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politics · Roman emperor from AD 81 to 96 · politician · also Domitian, Caesar Domitianus Augustus, Domitianus
Born 24 October 0051 · Died 18 September 0096 · Q1423
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...if anyone who is amazed at the costliness of the Capitol had seen a single colonnade in the palace of Domitian.....he would have been moved to say to Domitian: Tis not pious, nor nobly ambitious that thou art; thou art diseased; thy mania is to build; like the famous Midas, thou desirest that every thing become gold and stone at thy touch.
Even the gilding alone of this temple’s roof, costing more than 12,000 talents, is beyond the means of the richest private citizen in Rome today.
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“...if anyone who is amazed at the costliness of the Capitol had seen a single colonnade in the palace of Domitian.....he would have been moved to say to Domitian: Tis not pious, nor nobly ambitious that thou art; thou art diseased; thy mania is to build; like the famous Midas, thou desirest that every thing become gold and stone at thy touch.”
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“Even the gilding alone of this temple’s roof, costing more than 12,000 talents, is beyond the means of the richest private citizen in Rome today.”
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Il Mattino: A Morning Dip Turns Fatal on the Domitian Coast
ArchDaily: Galería de Ramalde Parque Deportivo / Domitianus Arquitectura - 9
La Brújula Verde: Domitian, the Emperor Who Persecuted Rumors and Libelous Writings
National Catholic Register: Domitian and the Persecution That Didn’t Happen
Ronald Syme argued for a complete reassessment of Domitian's financial policy, which had been largely viewed as a disaster
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Died 0096-09-18.
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Career landmark: Roman emperor (0081–0096).
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Born 0051-10-24.
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