ABSTRACT

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'. Brian Jones' biography of the emperor, the first ever in English, offers a more balanced interpretation of the life of Domitian, arguing that his foreign policy was realistic, his economic programme rigorously efficient and his supposed persecution of the early Christians non-existent.
Central to an understanding of the emperor's policies, Brian Jones proposes, is his relationship with his court, rather than with the senate. Roamn historians will have to take account of this new biography which in part represents a rehabilitation of Domitian.

chapter 1|21 pages

EARLY CAREER

chapter 2|28 pages

COURT I

chapter 3|22 pages

COURT II 50

chapter 4|27 pages

ADMINISTRATION I

chapter 5|27 pages

ADMINISTRATION II

chapter 6|18 pages

WAR I 128 131 135

chapter 7|16 pages

WAR II

chapter 8|20 pages

ARISTOCRACY I 160

chapter 9|13 pages

ARISTOCRACY II

chapter 10|6 pages

CONCLUSION