The military campaigns undertaken during Domitian's reign …
Years: 83 - 83
The military campaigns undertaken during Domitian's reign will be generally defensive in nature, as the Emperor rejects the idea of expansionist warfare.
Nevertheless, several important wars will be fought in Gaul, against the Chatti, and across the Danube frontier against the Suebi, the Sarmatians, and the Dacians.
His most significant military contribution is the development of the Limes Germanicus, which encompassed a vast network of roads, forts and watchtowers constructed along the Rhine river to defend the Empire.
Upon completing the conquest of the German Agri Decumates in 83, Domitian assumes the title Germanicus.
Domitia and Domitian's only attested son was born in 73.
It is not known what the boy's name was, but he died in childhood sometime between 77 and 81.
Shortly following his accession as Emperor, Domitian had bestowed the honorific title of Augusta upon Domitia, while their son was deified, appearing as such on the reverse of coin types from this period.
Nevertheless, the marriage appears to have faced a significant crisis in 83.
For reasons unknown, Domitian briefly exiles Domitia, and then soon recalls her, either out of love or due to rumors that he is carrying on a relationship with his niece Julia Flavia.
Brian W. Jones, in The Emperor Titus (London: Palgrave Macmillan, 1992) argues that most likely he did so for her failure to produce an heir.
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