From a pre-eminent biographer in the field, this volume examines the life and times of the emperor Vespasian and challenges the validity of his perennial good reputation and universally acknowledged achievements. Levick examines how this plebeian and uncharismatic Emperor restored peace and confidence to Rome and ensured a smooth succession, how
From a pre-eminent biographer in the field, this volume examines the life and times of the emperor Vespasian and challenges the validity of his perennial good reputation and universally acknowledged achievements. Levick examines how this plebeian and uncharismatic Emperor restored peace and confidence to Rome and ensured a smooth succession, how
Barbara Levick is Fellow and Tutor Emeritus, St. Hilda's College, Oxford. She has published extensively on Roman history, with titles including Tiberius the Politician (Routledge, 1999), Vespasian (Routledge, 1999), The Government of the Roman Empire, second edition (Routledge, 2001), Julia Domna: Syrian Empress (Routledge, 2007) and Augustus: Image and Substance (2010).
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List of plates List of maps Acknowledgements Abbreviations Key dates Stemma I: The Flavian Stemma II: The Arrecini and Julii Maps Introduction 1 A new man in politics 2 Vespasian and the aristocracy: the command in Britain 3 From Nero's court to the walls of Jerusalem Appendix: Josephus' dates for the Jewish War 40 4 The bid for Empire The year 69 Vespasian's success 5 Ideology in action 6 A new Emperor and his opponent 7 Financial survival 8 Stabilization: the winning of peace 9 Enhancement: the physical and moral restoration of the Roman world Rome and Italy Provinces west and east: gifts, status, Romanization, titles 10 Imperialism: Vespasian's army and the extension of the Empire 11 Elites 12 Vespasian and his sons 13 Conclusion: ideology in the aftermath Notes Concordance Bibliography Index
List of plates List of maps Acknowledgements Abbreviations Key dates Stemma I: The Flavian Stemma II: The Arrecini and Julii Maps Introduction 1 A new man in politics 2 Vespasian and the aristocracy: the command in Britain 3 From Nero's court to the walls of Jerusalem Appendix: Josephus' dates for the Jewish War 40 4 The bid for Empire The year 69 Vespasian's success 5 Ideology in action 6 A new Emperor and his opponent 7 Financial survival 8 Stabilization: the winning of peace 9 Enhancement: the physical and moral restoration of the Roman world Rome and Italy Provinces west and east: gifts, status, Romanization, titles 10 Imperialism: Vespasian's army and the extension of the Empire 11 Elites 12 Vespasian and his sons 13 Conclusion: ideology in the aftermath Notes Concordance Bibliography Index
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