Domitian’s murder marked the end of the Flavian dynasty and changed the rules ... The results were remarkably successful. Nerva became emperor immediately after Domitian’s murder in 96 AD.

Drinkwater’s case is that Nero’s reputation was largely fabricated, in part by hostile supporters of the senatorial class, the Flavian dynasty, and the Christians. Drinkwater’s case that the empire ...

Originally known as the Flavian Amphitheater, the Colosseum began construction between 70 and 72 C.E. under Rome's most ...