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Vespasian

by Barbara Levick

First published: 1999

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.

Subjects

Emperors Biography History Emperors, rome Rome, biography Empereurs Biographies Histoire Ancient 15.52 Roman Empire Rome, history

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