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	~~[[Titus Flavius Caesar Vespasianus Augustus]] (39 – 81 CE), was the second ruler of the Flavian dinasty.~~

	~~==Overview==~~

	[[Titus]], son of [[Vespasian]], followed his father in [[Judaea]] in 67 CE. Titus’s siege and conquest of [[Jerusalem]] resulted in the destruction of the city and the razing of the [[Temple]]. [[Titus]] succeeded to his father as [[emperor]] from 79 till 81 CE as the second ruler of the [[Flavian]] dynasty.

	~~====Early Career====~~

	[[Titus]] was born in [[Rome]] in 39 CE. He was the elder son of [[Vespasian]] and [[Domitilla]]. He was soon introduced to [[Claudius]]’s imperial court, where he was educated together with [[Britannicus]], the emperor’s son. His cursus honorum prior to his appointment to his father’s staff in [[Judaea]] included the position of military tribune in 61 CE in [[Britannia]] and in 63 CE in [[Germania]]. In 64 CE [[Titus]] married [[Arrecina Tertulla]], daughter of a former prefect of the praetorians, who died in 65 CE. [[Titus]] was married once more to [[Marcia Furnilla]]. Their only offspring was a daughter, [[Iulia Titi]]. In 67, Titus followed his father in the East, as legatus of the [[Legio XV Apollinaris]]. Titus took part in the military operations in Galilee, at the orders of his father in 67 CE. There he had the occasion to meet Berenice, the sister of the allied Herodian client – [[King Agrippa I]], who allegedly became his lover. When [[Vespasian]] left for Rome, [[Titus]] was appointed commander in chief in [[Judaea]] in 69 CE. His main task was to besiege [[Jerusalem]]. His staff was under the command of [[Tiberius Iulius Alexander]], and it included [[Flavius Josephus]]. [[Titus]] conquered [[Jerusalem]] in the summer of 70 CE. The city was destroyed and the [[Temple]] burned down. [[Titus]] celebrated his victory with games held at [[Caesarea Maritima]] and [[Berytus]], where Jewish prisoners were slaughtered in gladiatorial games. He then travelled to Zeugma on the Euphrates, where he met [[Vologases I of Parthia]]. In 71 CE, he was back in [[Rome]], where he was awarded a triumph together with his father. During his father’s rule, [[Vespasian]] he occupied the position of pretorian prefect, although he hold Senatorial rank. [[Titus]] held seven consulships during [[Vespasian]]'s reign. It is in this period that [[Titus]] was joined at [[Rome]] by his former lover [[Berenice]] and her brother [[Agrippa II]]. It seems that [[Titus]] resumed his former relationship with [[Berenice]].

	~~====Imperial Succession====~~

	[[Titus]] succeeded to his father in 79 CE. His short rule is mostly known for the eruption of the [[Vesuvius]] in 79 C.E., when the cities of [[Pompeii]], [[Herculanum]], and [[Stabiae]] were utterly destroyed. The following year, in 80 CE, a fire devastated Rome. [[Titus]] had [[Tiberius Iulius Alexander]], his former chief of staff during the siege of [[Jerusalem]], appointed as the praetorian prefect. However [[Titus]], once emperor, had to send back [[Berenice]]. The liaison was seen in a negative light by the population of Rome, which compared the beautiful Jewish queen to a new [[Cleopatra]]. [[Titus]] stopped the treason trials, punishing the delatores. No senator was ever sentenced to death during his rule. At Rome, [[Titus]] erected on the former site of Nero's [[Domus Aurea]], his own huge baths, the [[Thermae of Titus]], and continued the building of the [[Colosseum]], which was inaugurated with a long series of games in 80 CE. [[Titus]] died in 81 CE, and was succeeded by his brother [[Domitian]]. The Senate deified him after his death.

	~~====Titus the Jews and Judaea====~~

	[[Titus]] ended the [[Jewish War]] with the conquest of [[Jerusalem]], and the destruction of the [[Temple]]. Therefore for the Jews, [[Titus]] is seen as the responsible for the destruction of [[Jerusalem]] and of the [[Temple]]. In [[Rabbinic literature]], a legend report that [[Titus]] died killed by a fly which had entered his brains as consequence for his wicked actions. However [[Titus]] was in fact the patron of [[Joseph ben Mattatihu]], who was freed by [[Vespasian]] at [[Titus]]’s insistence, and followed his patrons in Rome, becoming a Roman citizen under the name of [[Titus Flavius Josephus]]. [[Josephus]] lived in the house occupied by the [[Flavians]], prior to their ascension to the imperial throne. [[Josephus]] was not the only Jew to whom [[Titus]] showed his patronage and favor. Most notably, [[Agrippa II]] and his sister [[Berenice]] enjoyed the imperial favor. Probably for a while, first in [[Judaea]], and then in Rome, [[Berenice]] became his lover. [[Titus]] as well promoted [[Tiberius Iulius Alexander]] to the position of praetorian prefect, the pinnacle of the equestrian career. Titus continued to mint [[Judaea Capta]] coins to celebrate the victory in the Jewish War and to levy the [[Fiscus Iudaicus]].


	~~==Titus in ancient sources==~~

	~~== Titus in Scholarship==~~

	~~== Titus in Fiction==~~

	~~==Related categories==~~

	*[[Roman Emperors]] / [[Vespasian]]
	*[[Josephus]]

	~~==External links==~~

	*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titus Wikipedia]
	*[http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=64&letter=V Jewish Encyclopedia (1906)]

	[[Category:Index]]		[[Category:Index]]
	[[Category:People]]		[[Category:People]]

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			*This page is edited by [[Samuele Rocca]], Israel
	*ANCIENT SOURCES: see [[Titus (sources)]]		*ANCIENT SOURCES: see [[Titus (sources)]]
	*~~LIST OF~~ SCHOLARLY AND FICTIONAL WORKS: see [[:Category:Titus (subject)]]		*SCHOLARLY AND FICTIONAL WORKS: see [[:Category: Titus (subject)]]


	~~'''Titus''' (''~~Titus Flavius Vespasianus~~'';~~ 39-81) was the ~~tenth Roman Emperor, from 79 to 81~~.		[[Titus Flavius Caesar Vespasianus Augustus]] (39 – 81 CE), was the second ruler of the Flavian dinasty.

	==Overview==		==Overview==
	~~Titus was the second ruler of the Flavian dinasty. He reigned from 79 (after [[:Category:Vespasian (subject)\|Vespasian]]) to 81 (followed by [[:Category:Domitian (subject)\|Domitian]]).~~

	~~====~~Titus and the ~~Jews====~~		[[Titus]], son of [[Vespasian]], followed his father in [[Judaea]] in 67 CE. Titus’s siege and conquest of [[Jerusalem]] resulted in the destruction of the city and the razing of the [[Temple]]. [[Titus]] succeeded to his father as [[emperor]] from 79 till 81 CE as the second ruler of the [[Flavian]] dynasty.

	~~After~~ his father [[Vespasian]] ~~became Emperor~~ in 69, Titus ~~led~~ the ~~Roman army~~ during the ~~last phases~~ of the Jewish War~~. He conquered~~ Jerusalem, and ~~spoiled~~ and ~~destroyed its~~ Temple. ~~The Arch~~ of Titus was ~~built~~ in Rome to celebrate the ~~event~~ and ~~Titus' triumph~~.		====Early Career====

			[[Titus]] was born in [[Rome]] in 39 CE. He was the elder son of [[Vespasian]] and [[Domitilla]]. He was soon introduced to [[Claudius]]’s imperial court, where he was educated together with [[Britannicus]], the emperor’s son. His cursus honorum prior to his appointment to his father’s staff in [[Judaea]] included the position of military tribune in 61 CE in [[Britannia]] and in 63 CE in [[Germania]]. In 64 CE [[Titus]] married [[Arrecina Tertulla]], daughter of a former prefect of the praetorians, who died in 65 CE. [[Titus]] was married once more to [[Marcia Furnilla]]. Their only offspring was a daughter, [[Iulia Titi]]. In 67, Titus followed his father in the East, as legatus of the [[Legio XV Apollinaris]]. Titus took part in the military operations in Galilee, at the orders of his father in 67 CE. There he had the occasion to meet Berenice, the sister of the allied Herodian client – [[King Agrippa I]], who allegedly became his lover. When [[Vespasian]] left for Rome, [[Titus]] was appointed commander in chief in [[Judaea]] in 69 CE. His main task was to besiege [[Jerusalem]]. His staff was under the command of [[Tiberius Iulius Alexander]], and it included [[Flavius Josephus]]. [[Titus]] conquered [[Jerusalem]] in the summer of 70 CE. The city was destroyed and the [[Temple]] burned down. [[Titus]] celebrated his victory with games held at [[Caesarea Maritima]] and [[Berytus]], where Jewish prisoners were slaughtered in gladiatorial games. He then travelled to Zeugma on the Euphrates, where he met [[Vologases I of Parthia]]. In 71 CE, he was back in [[Rome]], where he was awarded a triumph together with his father. During his father’s rule, [[Vespasian]] he occupied the position of pretorian prefect, although he hold Senatorial rank. [[Titus]] held seven consulships during [[Vespasian]]'s reign. It is in this period that [[Titus]] was joined at [[Rome]] by his former lover [[Berenice]] and her brother [[Agrippa II]]. It seems that [[Titus]] resumed his former relationship with [[Berenice]].

			====Imperial Succession====

			[[Titus]] succeeded to his father in 79 CE. His short rule is mostly known for the eruption of the [[Vesuvius]] in 79 C.E., when the cities of [[Pompeii]], [[Herculanum]], and [[Stabiae]] were utterly destroyed. The following year, in 80 CE, a fire devastated Rome. [[Titus]] had [[Tiberius Iulius Alexander]], his former chief of staff during the siege of [[Jerusalem]], appointed as the praetorian prefect. However [[Titus]], once emperor, had to send back [[Berenice]]. The liaison was seen in a negative light by the population of Rome, which compared the beautiful Jewish queen to a new [[Cleopatra]]. [[Titus]] stopped the treason trials, punishing the delatores. No senator was ever sentenced to death during his rule. At Rome, [[Titus]] erected on the former site of Nero's [[Domus Aurea]], his own huge baths, the [[Thermae of Titus]], and continued the building of the [[Colosseum]], which was inaugurated with a long series of games in 80 CE. [[Titus]] died in 81 CE, and was succeeded by his brother [[Domitian]]. The Senate deified him after his death.

			====Titus the Jews and Judaea====

			[[Titus]] ended the [[Jewish War]] with the conquest of [[Jerusalem]], and the destruction of the [[Temple]]. Therefore for the Jews, [[Titus]] is seen as the responsible for the destruction of [[Jerusalem]] and of the [[Temple]]. In [[Rabbinic literature]], a legend report that [[Titus]] died killed by a fly which had entered his brains as consequence for his wicked actions. However [[Titus]] was in fact the patron of [[Joseph ben Mattatihu]], who was freed by [[Vespasian]] at [[Titus]]’s insistence, and followed his patrons in Rome, becoming a Roman citizen under the name of [[Titus Flavius Josephus]]. [[Josephus]] lived in the house occupied by the [[Flavians]], prior to their ascension to the imperial throne. [[Josephus]] was not the only Jew to whom [[Titus]] showed his patronage and favor. Most notably, [[Agrippa II]] and his sister [[Berenice]] enjoyed the imperial favor. Probably for a while, first in [[Judaea]], and then in Rome, [[Berenice]] became his lover. [[Titus]] as well promoted [[Tiberius Iulius Alexander]] to the position of praetorian prefect, the pinnacle of the equestrian career. Titus continued to mint [[Judaea Capta]] coins to celebrate the victory in the Jewish War and to levy the [[Fiscus Iudaicus]].

	During the campaign in Judea, Titus befriended the Jewish historian [[Josephus]], to whom he granted freedom and his own name. Titus also carried a controversial relationship with the Jewish Queen [[Berenice]], who for some time (around 75) even lived in the imperial palace in Rome as his promised wife.

	==Titus in ancient sources==		==Titus in ancient sources==

	==Titus in Scholarship==		== Titus in Scholarship==

	==Titus in Fiction==		== Titus in Fiction==

	==Related categories==		==Related categories==
	*[[Roman Emperors~~\|Roman Emperors (subject)~~]]
			*[[Roman Emperors]] / [[Vespasian]]
			*[[Josephus]]

	==External links==		==External links==

	*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titus Wikipedia]		*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titus Wikipedia]
	*[http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=~~231~~&letter=~~T&search=Titus~~ Jewish Encyclopedia (1906)]		*[http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=64&letter=V Jewish Encyclopedia (1906)]

	[[Category:Index]]		[[Category:Index]]
	[[Category:People]]		[[Category:People]]

Gabriele Boccaccini at 11:41, 21 October 2011

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	'''Titus''' (''Titus Flavius Vespasianus''; 39-81) was the tenth Roman Emperor, from 79 to 81.		'''Titus''' (''Titus Flavius Vespasianus''; 39-81) was the tenth Roman Emperor, from 79 to 81.

	==~~Biography~~==		==Overview==
	Titus was the second ruler of the Flavian dinasty. He reigned from 79 (after [[:Category:Vespasian (subject)\|Vespasian]]) to 81 (followed by [[:Category:Domitian (subject)\|Domitian]]).		Titus was the second ruler of the Flavian dinasty. He reigned from 79 (after [[:Category:Vespasian (subject)\|Vespasian]]) to 81 (followed by [[:Category:Domitian (subject)\|Domitian]]).

Gabriele Boccaccini at 11:41, 21 October 2011

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	~~#REDIRECT~~ [[:Category:Titus (subject)]]		*ANCIENT SOURCES: see [[Titus (sources)]]
			*LIST OF SCHOLARLY AND FICTIONAL WORKS: see [[:Category:Titus (subject)]]


			'''Titus''' (''Titus Flavius Vespasianus''; 39-81) was the tenth Roman Emperor, from 79 to 81.

			==Biography==
			Titus was the second ruler of the Flavian dinasty. He reigned from 79 (after [[:Category:Vespasian (subject)\|Vespasian]]) to 81 (followed by [[:Category:Domitian (subject)\|Domitian]]).

			====Titus and the Jews====

			After his father [[Vespasian]] became Emperor in 69, Titus led the Roman army during the last phases of the Jewish War. He conquered Jerusalem, and spoiled and destroyed its Temple. The Arch of Titus was built in Rome to celebrate the event and Titus' triumph.

			During the campaign in Judea, Titus befriended the Jewish historian [[Josephus]], to whom he granted freedom and his own name. Titus also carried a controversial relationship with the Jewish Queen [[Berenice]], who for some time (around 75) even lived in the imperial palace in Rome as his promised wife.

			==Titus in ancient sources==

			==Titus in Scholarship==

			==Titus in Fiction==

			==Related categories==
			*[[Roman Emperors\|Roman Emperors (subject)]]

			==External links==
			*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titus Wikipedia]
			*[http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=231&letter=T&search=Titus Jewish Encyclopedia (1906)]

			[[Category:Index]]
			[[Category:People]]

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