The Triumph of Domitian

Domitian's had been one of the more successful careers of the first century and he very nearly captured the whole of Britannia for the Romans. The Dacians lived in the Carpathian mountains on the far side of the Danube and had been stirring up trouble for years. For the first time in his life, Domitian was about to deal with a real existential threat to the empire. His response to the crisis offered a window into how the emperor really felt about war, defense and imperial security.