Top 10 Worst Roman Emperors The Roman Empire was vast at its
peak and its influence is still felt today in our forms of
military, government, and society in general. Ruled over for a
time by emperors, the Empire had periods of greatness and
periods of decline. This list looks at ten of the emperors who
have left their mark on history for being so dreadful. The
Apocalypse of Saint John is believed to have been written during
Domitian’s reign at the end of the First Century. Domitian was a
staunch advocate for the Roman gods and goddesses, the worship
of whom had fallen out of practice by the time of his rise to
power. Eusebius of Caesarea, writing 300 years later, recounts
that the first large-scale Christian and Jewish persecution
began during Domitian’s reign. There is no non-Christian history
of such activities, but Domitian is known to have been
tyrannically opposed to all other religions other than Roman.
Like so many other emperors, Domitian dealt with dissent among
his close advisors and friends by mean