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Vespasian and the partes Flavianae
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ISBN: 3515023933 9783515023931 Year: 1978 Volume: 28 Publisher: Wiesbaden Steiner

Vespasian
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ISBN: 0415166187 0415338662 9780415166188 Year: 1999 Publisher: London ; New York, NY : Routledge,

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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 an


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Die Flavier: Vespasian, Titus, Domitian: Geschichte eines römischen Kaiserhauses
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ISBN: 3406040187 9783406040184 Year: 1979 Publisher: München : C. H. Beck,

69 A.D : the year of four emperors
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ISBN: 0195315898 1423745590 1280530219 1602563195 9781423745594 9780195124682 0195124685 9781602563193 9780195315899 0198028873 0197710913 9781280530210 Year: 2023 Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press,

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This account of one the best known but perhaps least understood periods in Roman history unravels the conflicting accounts of Tacitus, Plutarch, and Suetonius to provide an accurate and insightful narrative history of the year of four emperors.

The year of the four emperors
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ISBN: 020324477X 1280173106 9786610173105 0203468996 128388979X 1134562284 9780203468999 9780415232289 0415232287 9780415236201 0415236207 6610173109 9781134562282 9781134562237 1134562233 9781134562275 1134562276 0415232287 0415236207 Year: 2000 Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge,

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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

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