It is thought that he was exiled to Patmos during the rule of Roman Emperor Domitian (81 - 96 C.E.), who enforced emperor worship and became a persecutor of Christians.
گفته می‌شود که این رسول در طی دوران حکومت دومیتیانوس ،‏ امپراتور روم (‏ ۸۱ -‏ ۹۶ د .‏