On the 18th September AD 96 another of those dreadful Roman Emperors was done in. This time it was Domitian. His father had been the great military commander Vespasian, who started work on the Colosseum. Domitian succeeded his equally good brother, Titus, but when he fell ill, he left orders to his attendants to let him starve.
Domitian was a sadist and as he grew older he lost his good looks and athletic frame. He took his brother’s daughter as a mistress and executed a man after he had taken his wife from him, because he had joked about it with Titus. His wife hatched a plot with another who also feared for his life, using other members of the Emperor’s exasperated staff.
The assassination came days after Domitian had celebrated his 15th anniversary as Emperor.
The man who would do the deed was Stephanus, the steward to  the Emperor’s niece, Domitilla. Days before he began wearing a sling, feigning an injury. On the 18th September he placed a dagger in it and at a good moment pulled it out, stabbing Domitian in the groin. The two wrestled for their lives, until four more plotters came in and stabbed the Emperor a further seven times.
He was succeeded by a 65 year old Nerva, who was elected by the Senate and who died of natural causes. He was the first of the Five Good Emperors.
Emperor Mollari's Rant Line
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@Emperor:
My new rant…
People who give you Karma (especially smites), but don’t post the fact or why.
I have to agree with that one (see my own thread about “Why am I being smited?”). My smites are way up, for reasons that are not at all clear.
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@Emperor:
My new rant…
People who give you Karma (especially smites), but don’t post the fact or why.
I have to agree with that one (see my own thread about “Why am I being smited?”). My smites are way up, for reasons that are not at all clear.
Ditto. I used to have about 12 more good Karma than bad, but lately the bad has caught up and is staying even. And I have no idea who I’m pissing off or why. Actually the only people I’ve wondered about are people involved in that whole tournament game schlamozzle, since I did throw some strong opinions around there. Or people who just hate me cuz I’m so damn liberal, even though PD is now gone and I’m not posting on those topics. Other than that I think I generally get along with most people here, so I’m a little puzzled.
But don’t think I won’t take frood.net offline if my bad karma gets too high… :lol: :lol: :lol:
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THAT threat should be worth Bad Karma right there… but this is GD, and so you are safe from Bad Karma ratings in this topic…
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The other thing I find surprising is that I have so much karma, good and bad. People either love me or hate me, I guess…
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Hah!
I have more than twice as much as you! :mrgreen:
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@Ender:
Actually the only people I’ve wondered about are people involved in that whole tournament game schlamozzle, since I did throw some strong opinions around there. Or people who just hate me cuz I’m so damn liberal, even though PD is now gone and I’m not posting on those topics. Other than that I think I generally get along with most people here, so I’m a little puzzled.
Just so you know, I’m not responsible for any of your smites, I still have yet to give anyone Karma, good or bad, and will continue to refrain from the Karma game until we can see who’s giving us Karma.
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Dunno, I seem to have some secret admirers and a few people who hate me because I’m a conservationist. At least, that’s what I assume. Probably most Karma is drawing from the old PD forum.
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Judging by the VERY large numbers (especially of negative) I think we have folks who click for the hell of it…
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Here’s a rant -
People whose signature line fills have of my screen, wearing out my scrolling finger just to read to the bottom of a thread… :wink:
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:evil:
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@Ender:
Here’s a rant -
People whose signature line fills have of my screen, wearing out my scrolling finger just to read to the bottom of a thread… :wink:
I fixed that just for you. Not that you have noticed….ya know, that’s almost as bad as when my husband fails to notice I got a new haircut.
@ncscswitch:
Judging by the VERY large numbers (especially of negative) I think we have folks who click for the hell of it…
yea, but you’re just jealous because I have more Good Karma then you and less Bad Karma. (Watches to see your GK spin like mad and my BK spin like mad now….)
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@Cmdr:
@Ender:
Here’s a rant -
People whose signature line fills have of my screen, wearing out my scrolling finger just to read to the bottom of a thread… :wink:
I fixed that just for you. Not that you have noticed….ya know, that’s almost as bad as when my husband fails to notice I got a new haircut.
Thanks, I notice now! I had just learned to block it out I guess…
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@Cmdr:
I fixed that just for you. Not that you have noticed….ya know, that’s almost as bad as when my husband fails to notice I got a new haircut.
The babymomma would never notice when I shaved my face. Even when she saw me with facial hair before I went into the shower, and none when immediately when I came out. Always had to ask if I shaved.
Should be obvious.
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