NOUN
- Emperor of Rome; son of Vespasian who succeeded his brother Titus; instigated a reign of terror and was assassinated as a tyrant (51-96)
How To Use Domitian In A Sentence
- He apparently had little support among his troops and was easily crushed, but Domitian thereafter forbade two legions to be quartered in one camp.
- If he outlived Domitian it was not for long, as Pliny in the letters quoted above (the earlier written about A.D. 100) does not speak of Quintilian as alive. The Student's Companion to Latin Authors
- Encouraged by success, he went to Rome, collected rich patrons, and with fulsome flattery won, but failed to keep, the favour of the tyrant Domitian.
- Paris himself turns out to be an obsequious toady in Domitian's heady presence.
- There were odea also in Rome; one was built by Domitian, and a second by Trajan. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life
- Navonne, that square upon which Domitian had his circus, and which recalls the cruel pageantries of imperial Rome. The French Immortals Series — Complete
- Titus and Domitian were not close (they were separated in age by 21 years) and so while Titus was dying, Domitian left for the praetorian camp where he was hailed as emperor.
- Once his seat as bishop was taken away, Domitian took to the road.
