Table of Contents
List of plates
List of maps
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Key dates
Stemma I: The Flavian
Stemma II: The Arrecini and Julii
Maps
Introduction
1 A new man in politics
2 Vespasian and the aristocracy: the command in Britain
3 From Nero’s court to the walls of Jerusalem
Appendix: Josephus’ dates for the Jewish War 40
4 The bid for Empire
The year 69
Vespasian’s success
5 Ideology in action
6 A new Emperor and his opponent
7 Financial survival
8 Stabilization: the winning of peace
9 Enhancement: the physical and moral restoration of the Roman world
Rome and Italy
Provinces west and east: gifts, status, Romanization, titles
10 Imperialism: Vespasian’s army and the extension of the
Empire
11 Elites
12 Vespasian and his sons
13 Conclusion: ideology in the aftermath
Notes
Concordance
Bibliography
Index