“Master and God” As emperor, Domitian was hated by the Roman aristocracy, largely because of his cruelty and showiness. He insisted on being addressed as “master and god.” He held games ...

After military service, it is thought that he began a career in the Roman civil service under the Emperor Domitian, where he failed to gain promotion. Stuck in this rut, he grew bitter and turned ...

Archaeologists uncovered a Roman gladiator’s tomb in ancient Liternum shedding light on burial customs and daily life in ...

In the first century AD, the emperor Domitian, a fan of the murmillo gladiators ... By the first century, gladiators were in such high demand that even Roman citizens began volunteering to ...

So in Meet the Roman Emperor (BBC Two ... and inevitably some stories got short shrift. My new favourite emperor has to be Domitian (No 11), whose proclivity for dinner parties held in total ...

a slave girl and mistress to the emperor. While she is tormented by Domitian, she holds her secrets—a gladiator lover, a Quinn's follow-up to last year's Mistress of Rome focuses on four Roman ...