The Anatomy of the Assassination of Domitian
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21682757 |
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| Authors | Gökhan Tekir (0000-0003-3985-7442, Ankara Sosyal Bilimler Üniversitesi, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 56 |
| Pages | 374-401 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Tarih okulu (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1308-5298 • E-ISSN: 2148-4260 |
| Publisher | ASOS Yayinevi (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.29228/joh.50649 |
| OpenAlex | W4214740444 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
The assassination of Titus Flavius Domitian on 18 September 96 brought the end of Flavian dynasty, which had been ruling the Roman Empire since AD 69. The assassination was carried by a small group of court officials. However, this paper tries to indicate that the conspirators were related with oppositional figures, who constantly tried to eliminate the emperor. Classical historians Suetonius, Pliny the Younger, and Cassius Dio in their accounts used the assassination to further slander the emperor, hated by the senate. Twentieth century historians, who engaged in endeavors of rehabilitation of Domitian, added new hypothesis and explanations to his assassination. This paper intends to demonstrate the claims on Domitian's death, to investigate the accuracy of the views on the assassination, conspirators, motives, and to offer a fresh perspective. For this purpose, it presents the conspiracies under Domitian's and their connections with the murder. Finally, it examines the aftermath of the assassination to evaluate whether the conspirators reached their aim with the murder of the emperor
Ancient history · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Historical and Architectural Studies · History · Medicine · Philosophy · Anatomy
| Highly cited | No |
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