[[Image:Bust Domitian Musei Capitolini.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Bust of Domitian]]
[[Image:Bust Domitian Musei Capitolini.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Bust of Domitian]]
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'''Domitian''' Roman Emperor from 81 to 96 A.D. Son of the Emperor [[Vespian]] and brother of the Emperor [[Titus]], Domitian took over the Emperorship upon the death of his brother. Considered to be a difficult man and a poor ruler with questionable morals, he also enacted the first heavy persecution of [[Christians]] since [[Nero]] later in his reign. [[John_the_Apostle|The Apostle John]]'s exile to the island of Patmos took place under Domitian and many believe he wrote the book of [[Revelation]] around 95 A.D. during Domitian's reign.
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'''Domitian''' Roman Emperor from 81 to 96 A.D. Son of the Emperor [[Vespasian]] and brother of the Emperor [[Titus]], Domitian took over the Emperorship upon the death of his brother. Considered to be a difficult man and a poor ruler with questionable morals, he also enacted the first heavy persecution of [[Christians]] since [[Nero]] later in his reign. [[John the Apostle|The Apostle John]]'s exile to the island of Patmos took place under Domitian and many believe he wrote the book of [[Revelation]] around 95 A.D. during Domitian's reign.