Domitianus was an obscure Roman official who became emperor of the secessionist Gallic Empire (the provinces of Gaul (France and the Rhineland) and Britain) for a short time in about 271.
The evidence for Domitianus' existence and rule is limited to two coins, one discovered in the Loire area of France in 1900 and which was thought to be a forgery, and one discovered fused in a pot with some 5,000 other coins of the period 250-275 (thus providing incontrovertible provenance) in Oxfordshire, England, in 2003.
It is thought that Domitianus' rule may have lasted as little as a few days.
External links
See also
An earlier, much more famous, emperor called Domitianus is usually called Domitian (81-96) in English. Domitius Domitianus (296-297) was a Roman usurper based in Egypt.
Last updated: 10-12-2005 07:41:44
