God on Earth: Emperor Domitian
Aurora Raimondi Cominesi / De Haan, Nathalie / Moormann, Eric M. / Stocks, Claire
In life, the emperor Domitian (81-96 CE) marketed himself as a god, after his assassination he was condemned to be forgotten. Nonetheless he oversaw a literary, cultural, and monumental revival on a scale not witnessed since Rome's first emperor, Augustus.In tandem with an exhibition in the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden in Leiden and the Mercati Traianei in Rome, planned for 2021-2022, this volume offers a fresh perspective on Domitian and his reig...
