Domitian (/ d ə ˈ m ɪ ʃ ən,-i ən /; Latin: Domitianus; 24 October 51 – 18 September 96) was a Roman emperor who reigned 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 as "a ruthless but efficient autocrat", his authoritarian style of ruling put him …

The Stadium of Domitian was the northernmost of an impressive series of public buildings on the Campus Martius. To its south stood the smaller and more intimate Odeon of Domitian, used for recitals, song and orations. The southernmost end of the Campus was dominated by the Theater of Pompey, restored by Domitian during the same rebuilding program.

Concentrarea puterii. Proclamat împărat la 13 septembrie 81, fiul lui Vespasian și al Domitillei și fratele lui Titus, inaugurează o politică sensibil deosebită de cea a primilor Flavii.Sprijinindu-se pe armată, pe garda pretoriană, urmează o linie autocratică. Personalitate orgolioasă, violentă, revendicând titlul de Dominus et Deus se proclamă în 85 censor perpetuus (cenzor ...

治世. 81年9月、兄ティトゥスが重病に伏すと、速やかに行動し、兄が生存中に帝位を掌握した。そのためドミティアヌスが兄の死期を早めたとの噂がたった。 最初は穏健に始まったその治世は次第に暴虐となり、そのために死後、記憶の抹消（Damnatio Memoriae）に処せられた。