His face was round and not ill-favoured, and showed colour, even after a two days' fast.

In a word, he greatly resembled Domitian, Vespasian's son, more than anybody else.

This was the Emperor whom the Romans detested so much that they could not slake their hatred for him, even when they had torn him to pieces, but a decree of the Senate was passed to remove his name from all documents, and that all statues of him should be destroyed; wherefore his name has been erased from every inscription at Rome and everywhere else, except where it occurs in a list together with other emperors, and no statue of him is to be found in the Roman Empire, save one only, the history of which is as follows: Domitian had married a lady of noble birth and admirable conduct, who never harmed anyone, and always disapproved of her husband's evil deeds.

As she was so much beloved, the Senate sent for her, after the death of Domitian, and bade her ask whatever favour she pleased.

All that she asked was to receive Domitian's body for burial, and permission to erect a bronze statue to him in whatever place she might choose.