The Emperor Domitian
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| Rating | : | 4.88 (970 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0415101956 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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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'. Roamn historians will have to take account of this new biography which in part represents a rehabilitation of Domitian.. 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
. About the Author Brian W. Jones is Reader in Classics and Ancient History at the University of Queensland, Australia
"This book is a reliable, readable and valuable biography." according to A Customer. When it was published in 1992 this book was the first significant scholarly biography of the emperor Domitian (ruled AD 81-96) since 189This book is a reliable, readable and valuable biography. A Customer When it was published in 1992 this book was the first significant scholarly biography of the emperor Domitian (ruled AD 81-96) since 1894. The author is an Associate Professor and a leading specialist in Flavian political and prosopographical history, and has produced a very reliable, readable work that is a critical and valuable interpretive synthesis of the considerable modern scholarship rela. . The author is an Associate Professor and a leading specialist in Flavian political and prosopographical history, and has produced a very reliable, readable work that is a critical and valuable interpretive synthesis of the considerable modern scholarship rela. "Despotic and Capable" according to Bernard Michael O'Hanlon. Is there an emperor who better exemplifies the saying, "the closer to Caesar, the greater the fear" than Domitian? I suspect not. Nowadays few doubt that the last of the Flavians was a highly competent and conscientious ruler. Both domains - war and peace - bespeak it. But his foibles as an aggrieved second son became manias upon his empurplement and the rebellion of Lucius Antonius Saturninus, . "A great book on a maligned but capable Emperor" according to JPS. This is a fascinating book in several respects, although it might not be targeted at the "general reader."One of its main attractions was the care taken by the author to assess and show to what extent Domitian's reputation has been blackened both by his successors (the five so-called "good Emperors" that came after him: Nerva, Trajan, Hadrien, Antonin and Marcus-Aurelius), by the Senate and the
Jones is Reader in Classics and Ancient History at the University of Queensland, Australia. Brian W.