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2 days ago · Domitian ( / dəˈmɪʃən, - iən /, 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.
Triumphant procession of the Flavian Family: Vespasian at the head of the family dressed in Pontifex Maximus, followed by Domitian and Domitia Longina and finally by Titus, in a painting by Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1885). Credit: Public domain / Wikimedia Commons Posted in Ancient Rome Domitian, the Emperor Who Persecuted Rumors and Libelous Writings
1 day ago · Eventually it reached the point where even his closest advisers and family members lived in fear. This led to his murder in 96, orchestrated by his enemies in the Senate, Stephanus (the steward of the deceased Julia Flavia), members of the Praetorian Guard and the empress Domitia Longina.
3 days ago · Vespasian attempted to arrange a dynastic marriage between his youngest son and the daughter of Titus, Julia Flavia, but Domitian was adamant that he wanted to marry Domitia Longina, and even went so far as to persuade her husband, Lucius Aelius Lamia, to divorce her so that he could marry her.
2 days ago · Hadrian's mother was Domitia Paulina, daughter of a distinguished Roman senatorial family based in Gades . His only sibling was an elder sister, Aelia Domitia Paulina. His wet nurse was the slave Germana, probably of Germanic origin, to whom he was devoted throughout his life.
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1 day ago · Ob Domitians Frau Domitia Longina treibende Kraft war, ob Nerva zumindest Kenntnis hatte und ob die Prätorianerpräfekten die Verschwörung billigten, lässt sich nicht sagen. Stephanus hatte bereits einige Tage zuvor einen Arm verbunden und eine Verletzung vorgetäuscht, um in den Binden einen Dolch verstecken zu können.
