Domitian, having shown great cruelty toward many, and having unjustly put to death no small number of well-born and notable men at Rome, and having without cause exiled and confiscated the property of a great many other illustrious men, finally became a successor of Nero in his hatred and enmity toward God. He was in fact the second that stirred up a persecution against us, although his father Vespasian had undertaken nothing prejudicial to us.
Reproduced in full. Translation: Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 1 (Schaff and Wace, 1890), public domain (Public domain).
