85 ⟶ Domitian Appoints Himself Censor for Life, Increasing Control

Domitian appoints himself censor for life, which gives him t...
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🏛️ Domitian's Consulship

Emperor Domitian becomes Roman Consul.⟶
Domitian's Consulship (82)
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🏛️ Domitian's Consulship (Second Time)

Domitian is, again, also a Roman Consul.⟶
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🏛️ Domitian Consolidates Power Through Consulship and Censorship

Through his election as consul for ten years and censor for life, Domitian openly subordinates the republican aspect of the state to the monarchical.⟶
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🏛️ Domitian Appoints Himself Censor for Life, Increasing Control

Domitian appoints himself censor for life, which gives him the right to control the Senate. His totalitarian tendencies put the senatorial aristocracy firmly in opposition to him.⟶
Domitian Appoints Himself Censor for Life, Increasing Control (85)
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🏛️ Domitian's Seventh Roman Consulship

Emperor Domitian becomes a Roman Consul.⟶
Domitian's Seventh Roman Consulship (92)
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🔪 Domitian's Senatorial Purge

Domitian executes senators out of paranoiac fears that they are plotting to kill him.⟶
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