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17

Rome’s Great Imperial Palace of Domitian

Lecture no. 17 from the course: The Architecture of Power: Great Palaces of the Ancient World

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Taught by Professor Steven L. Tuck | 32 min | Categories: History

The word “palace” comes from the Palatine Hill in Rome, which housed Domitian’s 200-year-old palace. This structure—impeccably built and placed—was essentially the White House for Roman emperors. Learn why the enormous residence and its innovative design was mythologized by poets, who compared Domitian to Jupiter.