Vespasian / Barbara Levick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Levick, Barbara, author.

Series:

Roman imperial biographies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vespasian, Emperor of Rome, 9-79.

Vespasian.

Emperors--Rome--Biography.

Emperors.

Rome--History--Vespasian, 69-79.

Rome.

Rome (Empire).

Genre:

Biographies.

History.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 345 pages ; 24 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.

Summary:

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 he coped with the military, political and economic problems of his reign, and his evaluation of the solutions to these problems, before she finally examines his posthumous reputation. Now updated to take account of the past fifteen years of scholarship, and with a new chapter or literature under the Flavians, Vespasian is a fascinating study for students of Roman history and the general classical enthusiast alike. Book jacket.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9780415708890

0415708893

OCLC:

960736994