Vespasian (1999 Levick), book

Vespasian (1999) is a book by Barbara Levick.

Abstract

"This text outlines how the plebeian and uncharismatic Roman Emperor Vespasian gained the necessary military experience and political skills to stage his successful bid for empire in AD 69 and go on to consolidate his supremacy and that of his dynasty in the decade that followed."--Publisher description.

Editions

Published in London [England]: Routledge, 1999 / 2nd ed. 2017

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 oponentes --- 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.