The Emperor Domitian / Brian W. Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Brian W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Domitian, Emperor of Rome, 51-96.

Domitian.

Emperors--Rome--Biography.

Emperors.

Rome--History--Domitian, 81-96.

Rome.

Physical Description:

xi, 292 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : New York : Routledge, 1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

chapter 1 EARLY CAREER

chapter 2 COURT I

chapter 3 COURT II 50 / Amici

chapter 4 ADMINISTRATION I

chapter 5 ADMINISTRATION II

chapter 6 WAR I 128 131 135 / Chatti Britain Danube

chapter 7 WAR II

chapter 8 ARISTOCRACY I 160 / Senators

chapter 9 ARISTOCRACY II

chapter 10 CONCLUSION.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-85312-2

1-134-85313-0

9786610050291

1-280-05029-2

0-203-03625-5

9780203036259

OCLC:

232157086