Plate numbered 12, domitianus: in the foreground, a statue of domitian on horseback, in full armour, bearing a halberd; the pedestal decorated with a scene of domitian catching flies by stabbing them with a stylus, another panel depicts the restoration of buildings in rome which he initiated; in the background, to the left, domitian watches men being slain from his balcony; to the right, he is murdered by two soldiers
engraving. Date: 1587-1589 (circa). Dimensions: Height: 323 mm (image size); Width: 218 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Caius Suetonius Tranquillus. Collection: British Museum.
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