My new favourite emperor has to be Domitian (No 11), whose proclivity for dinner parties held in total darkness and sibling poisoning means he should be up there with Caligula in the rogues ...

The two sons of Vespasian Titus and Domitian (ruled 79 – 81 AD, and 81 – 96 AD respectively) could not have been more different as emperors. Although Titus had a reputation for ruthlessness ...

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 ...