Domitian

26 08, 2017

Nero’s Golden House – Domus Aurea – Rome

By |2019-07-09T23:32:50-07:00August 26th, 2017|Architecture, Romans|Comments Off on Nero’s Golden House – Domus Aurea – Rome

The inside of Nero's Golden House: it's very dark! Why was Nero building a new palace? After the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD, the Roman Emperor Nero took advantage of the space [...]

26 08, 2017

Domitian’s palace – Domus Flavia – Roman architecture

By |2019-05-15T05:48:39-07:00August 26th, 2017|Architecture, Romans|Comments Off on Domitian’s palace – Domus Flavia – Roman architecture

This is the facade, or front entrance, to Domitian's palace, the Domus Flavia Why did Domitian build the Domus Flavia? Vespasian, the first emperor of the Flavian Dynasty in Rome, had been [...]

24 08, 2017

First Jewish revolt – West Asian history

By |2019-10-16T16:33:09-07:00August 24th, 2017|History, West Asia|Comments Off on First Jewish revolt – West Asian history

The Roman emperor Caligula: before the First Jewish Revolt The Romans conquer Israel The Roman conquest of Israel and Egypt in the last century BC brought many Jews into the Roman Empire (though many [...]

21 08, 2017

Domitian and the Christians – Roman religion

By |2017-08-21T21:31:22-07:00August 21st, 2017|Religion, Romans|Comments Off on Domitian and the Christians – Roman religion

The Roman emperor Domitian, the last of the Flavian emperors After the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD, we don't hear anything definite about the Christians for forty years. There's nothing that's for sure [...]

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