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TITUS AND BERENICE
Anagnostou-Laoutides and Charles attempt a more nuanced reading of Titus and his political ambition, and argue that his loyalty to Vespasian and the Flavian cause never faltered: the notion that Titus seriously entertained marriage to Berenice emerges as highly questionable, despite the genuine love between the pair imagined by some. This done, they revisit Berenice's literary portrayal and place it in the broader context of Flavian propaganda.
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MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE
The article begins with a brief discussion of Josephus' s experience in the First Jewish War before turning to a close reading of Josephus's narrative. Then, following insights from Jonathan Z. Smith and his interpreters, we take up the question of the meaning of ritual and how such meaning has been elucidated in treatments of Josephus. A \"locative\" view of the Roman triumph, I contend, controls the critical treatment of book 7 of the Jewish War, and this model leads inevitably to a negative evaluation of Josephus. Finally, the article will propose its own theory about how Josephus, through his account of the Roman triumph, presents himself as the consummate observer of Roman rituals of war.
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A Healing Touch for Empire: Vespasian's Wonders in Domitianic Rome
Before Vespasian returned to Rome to take up the reins of imperial government, he reportedly had a vision in the Serapeum of Alexandria and, as the New Serapis, healed two men. These wonders came to define Vespasian's time in Egypt and yet, for modern readers, their prominence in the story of the emperor's rise to power creates an apparent inconsistency. The same man who on his deathbed joked about his impending divinization also apparently played the part of a god at the beginning of his reign. Such contradictions are to be expected in the colourful accounts of emperors' lives, but this particular one invites further investigation because of its significance to the historical development of the conception of the emperor's divinity. Through detailed consideration of the prospects for reception of these wonders both during and after the Flavian dynasty, this article seeks to demonstrate the predominance of Domitianic influence on the story of Vespasian's wonders. Domitian's reign saw a new emphasis on the living emperor's divinity, which diminished again under Trajan. Nevertheless, wonders were a means through which the charisma of the emperor was manifested in Flavian Rome and later.
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The Year of the Four Emperors
After Nero's notorious reign, the Romans surely deserved a period of peace and tranquility. Instead, during AD69, three emperors were murdered: Galba, just days into the post, Otho and Vitellius. The same year also saw civil war in Italy, two desperate battles at Cremona and the capture of Rome for Vespasian, which action saw the fourth emperor of the year, but also brought peace.This classic work, now updated and reissued under a new title, is a gripping account of this tumultuous year. Wellesley also focuses on the year's historical importance, which also marked the watershed between the first and second imperial dynasties.
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C. Licinius Mucianus, Vespasian's Co-ruler in Rome
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Leadership in Rome after the Flavian victory in the civil war of AD 68-9 is based on an agreement made by Vespasian, Titus, and C. Licinius Mucianus. Tacitus presents the latter in his Historiae as the person in charge in the western part of the empire. This article centers on the way in which Tacitus shows Mucianus' leadership facing different serious challenges. It turns out that Mucianus is able to meet all threats to stability by appropriate measures. In Tacitus' account, Mucianus shows excellent situational leadership.
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Investigations at Falacrinae, the birthplace of Vespasian
The emperor Vespasian was born on 17 November AD 9 in the modicus vicus of Falacrinae, situated along the Via Salaria at the 80th mile. The primary aims of the research were, firstly, to locate Falacrinae itself (given its links with Vespasian), and, secondly, to carry out a detailed study of the vicus. This form of settlement, although widely diffused in the Roman landscape, until now has rarely been the subject of systematic archaeological investigation.
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Spit in Your Eye: The Blind Man of Bethsaida and the Blind Man of Alexandria
The account of Vespasian's use of spittle to heal a blind man at Alexandria has long been noted as a parallel to the use of spittle in Mark's healing of the Blind Man of Bethsaida, but little has been made of the temporal proximity of these two stories. Vespasian's healings formed part of the wider Flavian propaganda campaign to legitimate the new claimant to the imperial throne; to many Jewish ears this propaganda would have sounded like a usurpation of traditional messianic hopes. This article argues that Mark introduced spittle into his story of the Blind Man of Bethsaida to create an allusion to the Vespasian story as part of a wider concern to contrast the messiahship of Jesus with such Roman imperial ‘messianism’.
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Vespasian and the slave trade
Given a degree of familiarity with the slave trade, it is not surprising that prominent Romans invested in it and used their capital to exploit one of the most profitable lines of commerce available to them. Vespasian was not unique in his involvement, and he may not have been atypical.
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