Vespasian / Barbara Levick.

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Roman imperial biographies.
Main Author: Levick, Barbara (Author)
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Roman imperial biographies.
Subjects:
Vespasian, > Emperor of Rome, > 9-79.
Vespasian, > Römisches Reich, Kaiser, > 9-79.
Emperors > Rome > Biography.
Rome > History > Vespasian, 69-79.
Emperors.
Rome (Empire)
69-79
History.
Genre:
Biography.
History.
Physical Description:xxiv, 345 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • A new man in politics
  • Vespasian and the aristocracy: the command in Britain
  • From Nero's court to the walls of Jerusalem
  • Appendix: Josephus' dates for the Jewish war
  • The bid for empire
  • The year 69
  • Vespasian's success
  • Ideology in action
  • A new emperor and his opponent
  • Financial survival
  • Stabilization: the winning of peace
  • Enhancement: the physical and moral restoration of the Roman world
  • Rome and Italy
  • Provinces west and east: gifts, status, romanization, titles
  • Imperialism: Vespasian's army and the extension of the empire
  • Elites
  • Vespasian and his sons
  • Conclusion: ideology in the aftermath.