Vespasian
By: Barbara Levick.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1999
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 310
Subjects: Vespasian, Emperor of Rome, 9-79.; Emperors -- Rome -- Biography.; Rome -- History -- Vespasian, 69-79.
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 282-290) and indexes.