Official Name: IMPERATOR CAESAR DOMITIANUS AUGUSTUS
Birthdate: October 24, 51 CE.
(Suetonius, Life of Domitian, 1)
Birthplace: Rome, Italy.
(Suetonius, Life of Domitian, 1)
Reign: Domitian became emperor following the death of his older brother and predecessor, Titus. He was declared emperor by the Roman senate on September 14, 81 CE.
(Cassius Dio, Roman History, 66.26)
Marriages:
Domitia Longina
(Suetonius, Life of Domitian, 1)
Children:
Unnamed son (by Domitia Longina)
(Suetonius, Life of Domitian, 3)
Death: Domitian was assassinated by a group of imperial slaves and freedmen on September 18, 96 CE.
(Suetonius, Life of Domitian, 17)
Statue of Domitian, Vatican Museums, Vatican City, April 2017
Portrait of Domitian, Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome, December 2018.
Portrait of Domitian, Centrale Montemartini, Rome, February 2019.
83
(Suetonius, Life of Domitian, 2) (Cassius Dio, Roman History, 67.4)
96
(Suetonius, Life of Domitian, 17)
96
(Suetonius, Life of Domitian, 23) (Cassius Dio, Roman History, 68.1)
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