Home›Sources›Brian W. Jones, The Emperor Domitian (1992)SourcesBrian W. Jones, The Emperor Domitian (1992)Academic monograph, 1992Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Brian W. Jones, The Emperor Domitian (1992)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/brian-w-jones-the-emperor-domitian-1992.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Brian W. Jones, The Emperor Domitian (1992). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/brian-w-jones-the-emperor-domitian-1992Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-brian-w-jones-the-emperor-domitian-1992, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Brian W. Jones, The Emperor Domitian (1992)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/brian-w-jones-the-emperor-domitian-1992}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXBrian W. Jones' 1992 academic biography The Emperor Domitian, which argues the tradition of a Domitianic persecution of Christians grew from a frail, near non-existent basis, since no pagan writer of the period accused Domitian of persecuting Christians the way Tacitus and Suetonius both accused Nero.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (11 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1Modern academic monograph by a Roman historian, examining the ancient sources directly and arguing the persecution tradition lacks contemporary pagan corroboration; the leading revisionist scholarly treatment of the question, cited in later academic and popular treatments of the debate.CitationAuthorWell-attestedBrian W. JonesPublication YearWell-attested1992Source TypeWell-attestedacademic monographCross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithNero, Historical Figures Well-attested This source names Nero directly: "way Tacitus and Suetonius both accused Nero."Source Brian W. Jones, The Emperor Domitian (1992)Brian W. Jonestier 1Tacitus, Historical Figures Well-attested This source names Tacitus directly: "of persecuting Christians the way Tacitus and Suetonius both accused Nero."Source Brian W. Jones, The Emperor Domitian (1992)Brian W. Jonestier 1SourcesBrian W. Jones, The Emperor Domitian (1992)tier 1Brian W. Jones, 1992Claims Backed By This Source (11 claims)This source backs 11 claims across the atlas. As facts: 6 well-attested, 2 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 2 holds.Religious Events, 4 claims: 1 well-attested, 2 scholarly debate, 1 general references.Well-attested6Religious EventsThe Domitianic Persecution of ChristiansSourcesBrian W. Jones, The Emperor Domitian (1992)Scholarly debate2Religious EventsThe Domitianic Persecution of ChristiansHolds2SourcesBrian W. Jones, The Emperor Domitian (1992)General References1Religious EventsThe Domitianic Persecution of ChristiansComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year