Medallion with a portrait of the Roman Emperor Domitian, 16th century. Artist: Unknown

---

Medallion with a portrait of the Roman Emperor Domitian, 16th century. Domitian (51-96) became Emperor in 81. He was the last Emperor of the Flavian dynasty. Traditionally he has had the reputation of being a tyrannical despot responsible for the persecution of Christians and Jews, although some modern historians dispute this view of his rule. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg.

---

Size: 4216px × 4170px
Location:
Photo credit: © The Art Collector/Heritage-Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 16th, 1st, art, arts, body, century, christianity, collector, color, colour, country, emperor, empire, face, guy, head, italy, jewish, judaism, laurel, location, male, man, medallion, men, object, people, persecution, profile, religion, religious, roman, rome, royal, royalty, ruler, sixteenth, tyranny, tyrant, unknown, wreath