VII a. Flavian Dynasty - ALRItkwRom101Flavians.html
FlaviansA three-emperor dynasty [N.B.: Oficially not "emperors" -- this was still a principate] --
Vespasian (69-79 AD), Titus (79-81), Domitian (81-96)
http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/bl/bl_flavian_table.htmVespasian 69 - 79 ADTitus 79 - 81 AD Vespasian gets power after post-Nero Civil Wars Vespasian Internet links:Numerous contenders in and around Rome
Vespasian's advantage was not coming to Rome
He stayed in Egypt and used surrogates
Cost him his Brother's life
Legions from Germany fought his battles
He didn't show up in Rome until the dust settled
Major events
Oldest son, Titus, left in charge of Middle East cleanup Restoration of order in Rome Victories in wars in the Middle East
Colosseum
By end of Vespasian rule, Titus was co-ruler and war hero
Easy succession assured
http://www.ualberta.ca/~csmackay/CLASS_378/Vespasian.html
http://www.roman-emperors.org/vespasia.htm
http://www.roman-empire.net/emperors/vespasian.html
http://myron.sjsu.edu/romeweb/EMPCONT/e059.htm
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/suetonius-vespasian.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vespasian
http://www.roman-britain.org/people/vespasian.htm
http://sights.seindal.dk/sight/744_Vespasian.htmlShort reign ended in natural death
Domitian 81 - 96 AD Greatest accomplishments all before official reign Titus Internet links:Free spending of Middle East loot Very popular war hero -- he quashed Jewish Revolt The great joint Triumph before Veaspasian's death
Some pre-reign qualms -- Might he be the next Nero? http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/josephus-warc.html
Berenice, daughter of Herod Agrippa
Heavy-handedness as Praetorian Prefect
Tales of debauchery -- apparently true
But he got good press after accession
Died after 26 months in office Public baths on Domus Aurea site
Domitian accused of foul play, but no real evidence Camelot? Hero worship after short reign with untimely end?
Benefitted from bad reputation of younger brother, Domitian
http://www.roman-emperors.org/titus.htm
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/suet-titus-rolfe.html
http://myron.sjsu.edu/romeweb/EMPCONT/e060.htm
http://www.roman-empire.net/emperors/titus.html
http://www.falcophiles.co.uk/falco/characters/berenice.htmlBad pre-rule reputation Domitian Internet linksNot good with people -- not close to Titus, no rapport with Senate Abused power while Vespasian and Titus in Middle-East Playboy younger brother image
After accession, a micromanager, specially on economic matters
But some successes So some alienation of he bureaucracy Currency revaluation of 81 AD partial failure
Taxes raised and confiscations increased Devalued again in 85 But still better than Vespasian/Titus standard
Tried to limit viticulture to increase grain production -- edict ignored
False military credentials -- no real victories of his own Erected/Restored/Completed at least 50 major structures including Maintained currency at 85 AD standard and left a treasury surplus Restoration of Capitoline Jupiter Temple Expanding Palatine Palace
Stadium (Piazza Navona)
Rise of the imperial Court as a power center made a lot of enemies
Reliance on "amici" infuriated Senate
When they objected Domitian reacted violently
Eleven Consular Rank Senators executedd, others exiled
Assassination plots multiplied --- one succeeded Others had been worse, notably Claudius, but Domitian was openly contemptuous of senatorial critics.
Sept 18th, 96 AD -- Domitian killed and immediately replaced by Nerva Ironically, Nerva was one of Domitian's "Amici"
Damnatio Memoria
http://www.roman-emperors.org/domitian.htm
http://itsa.ucsf.edu/~snlrc/encyclopaedia_romana/miscellanea/numismatics/domitian.html
http://sights.seindal.dk/sight/731_Domitian.html
http://www.ualberta.ca/~csmackay/CLASS_378/Domitian.html
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/suet-domitian-rolfe.html
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/7094/domit.html
http://myron.sjsu.edu/romeweb/EMPCONT/e061.htm
Flavian Monuments and Remains http://www.people.ukans.edu/~prehak/RomeNotes/08_Flavians.htmlArch of Titus:
http://www2.siba.fi/~kkoskim/rooma/pages/FTITUS.HTM
http://www.abcgallery.com/C/canaletto/canaletto54.html
http://www.ku.edu/history/index/europe/ancient_rome/E/Gazetteer/Places/Europe/Italy/Lazio/Roma/Rome/Arch_of_Titus/links*.html
http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/titus/titus.htmlColosseum
http://www2.siba.fi/~kkoskim/rooma/pages/COLOSSEU.HTM
http://sights.seindal.dk/sight/262_Colosseum.html
http://wings.buffalo.edu/AandL/Maecenas/rome/colosseum/section_contents.html
http://www.ku.edu/history/index/europe/ancient_rome/E/Gazetteer/Places/Europe/Italy/Lazio/Roma/Rome/.Texts/PLATOP*/Amphitheatrum_Flavium.html
http://www.ukans.edu/history/index/europe/ancient_rome/E/Gazetteer/Places/Europe/Italy/Lazio/Roma/Rome/Colosseum/links*.html
http://www.ku.edu/history/index/europe/ancient_rome/E/Roman/Texts/secondary/SMIGRA*/Amphitheatrum.htmlForum of Vespasian Gladiators: http://www.exovedate.com/the_real_gladiator_one.html
http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/arena.html
http://abacus.bates.edu/~mimber/Rciv/gladiator.htm
http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Fountain/5832/gladi1.htmhttp://itsa.ucsf.edu/~snlrc/encyclopaedia_romana/imperialfora/forumvespasiani.html
http://www.capitolium.org/eng/fori/pace.htm
http://www.ku.edu/history/index/europe/ancient_rome/E/Gazetteer/Places/Europe/Italy/Lazio/Roma/Rome/.Texts/PLATOP*/Templum_Pacis.html
http://arts-sciences.cua.edu/gl/images/safran_slides/roman_art/October_17/RomeForumPacis-Vespian.jpgTemple of Vespasian (and Titus) Forma Urbis -- an anachronism --actually installed later by Septimius Severus ca. 200AD http://graphics.stanford.edu/projects/forma-urbis/
http://formaurbis.stanford.edu/docs/FURmap.html
http://sights.seindal.dk/sight/290_Lanciani_Forma_Urbis_Romae.html (Lanciani Forma Urbis 1890s)
http://www.iath.virginia.edu/waters/forma_urbis.html (Lanciani 1890s)
http://www.aec2000.it/lanciani/welcome.html (Lanciani 1890s)
http://www.vatican.va/formaurbis/index_en.htm (VaticanFormaUrbis 2000)http://sights.seindal.dk/sight/164_Temple_of_Vespasian_and_Titus.html
http://www2.siba.fi/~kkoskim//rooma/pages/FTSATVES.HTMStadium of Domitian -- Piazza Navona
http://www.ku.edu/history/index/europe/ancient_rome/E/Gazetteer/Places/Europe/Italy/Lazio/Roma/Rome/.Texts/PLATOP*/Stadium_Domitiani.html
http://www2.siba.fi/~kkoskim/rooma/pages/PNAVONA.HTM
http://www.italycyberguide.com/Geography/cities/rome2000/H54.htm
http://web.tiscali.it/no-redirect-tiscali/romaonlineguide/Pages/eng/rbarocca/sBMy4.htm
http://www.romanhomes.com/navona-quarter.htmForumTransitorium/ForumDomitianum/Forum of Nerva
Almost completed by Domitianhttp://www.ku.edu/history/index/europe/ancient_rome/E/Gazetteer/Places/Europe/Italy/Lazio/Roma/Rome/.Texts/PLATOP*/Forum_Nervae.html
Finished by Nerva
Called "Transitorium" because it was an embellishment of the Argiletum Road
http://www.capitolium.org/eng/fori/nerva.htm
http://itsa.ucsf.edu/~snlrc/encyclopaedia_romana/imperialfora/forumnervae.html
http://sights.seindal.dk/sight/596_Forum_of_Nerva.html
http://www2.siba.fi/~kkoskim/rooma/pages/FNERVA.HTM
http://www.traiano.com/inglese/testi_html/il_progetto.htm
