ABSTRACT

From a pre-eminent biographer in the field, this well-documented and illustrated biography examines the life and time of the emperor Vespasian and challenges the validity of his perennial good reputation and universally acknowledged achievements.

Examining received opinions on Vespasian, Barbara Levick examines how this plebeian and uncharismatic Emperor restored peace and confidence to Rome and ensured a smooth succession.

Outlining how he gained military experience and political skills, Levick goes on to explore how Vespasian 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.

Part of the bestselling Roman Imperial Biographies series, Vespasian will engage, enthral and inform both students of classical studies and history, and the general classical enthusiast alike.

chapter |3 pages

INTRODUCTION

chapter 1|10 pages

A NEW MAN IN POLITICS

chapter 2|9 pages

VESPASIAN AND THE ARISTOCRACY

The command in Britain

chapter 4|22 pages

THE BID FOR EMPIRE

chapter 5|14 pages

IDEOLOGY IN ACTION

chapter 6|16 pages

A NEW EMPEROR AND HIS OPPONENTS

chapter 7|12 pages

FINANCIAL SURVIVAL

chapter |18 pages

PLATES

chapter 8|17 pages

STABILIZATION

The winning of peace

chapter 9|28 pages

ENHANCEMENT

The physical and moral restoration of the Roman World

chapter 10|18 pages

IMPERIALISM

Vespasian’s army and the extension of the Empire

chapter 11|14 pages

ELITES

chapter 12|12 pages

VESPASIAN AND HIS SONS

chapter 13|14 pages

CONCLUSION: IDEOLOGY IN THE AFTERMATH

chapter |64 pages

NOTES

chapter |8 pages

CONCORDANCE

To M.McCrum and A.G.Woodhead, Select (Concordance to Docs G-N: Levick 1990, 239f.)