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The Emperor Domitian (Paperback, Revised)
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The Emperor Domitian (Paperback, Revised)
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Domitian, Emperor of Rome AD 81-96, has traditionally been
portrayed as a tyrant, and his later years on the throne as a
"reign of terror"; his death bringing a restoration of liberty and
inaugurating the glorious rule of the "five good emperors". It is
less well known that he was an able, meticulous administrator, a
reformer of the economy, with a building programme designed to
ensure that Rome not only was the capital of the world but looked
like it as well. Brian Jones's biography of the emperor, aims to
provide a balanced interpretation of the life of Domitian. In
taking into account recent scholarship and new epigraphic and
archaeological discoveries, "The Emperor Domitian" proposes that
Domitian was a ruthless but efficient autocrat with a sound foreign
policy, and rejects the traditional view that dismisses him as a
vicious tyrant. His harshness was felt by a comparatively minute,
but highly vocal section of the population, who included those who
wrote the history of his reign. Brian Jones argues that his
relationship with the court rather than with the senate is central
to understanding his policies.
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