historyfilia: Vespasian Vespasian Hearing from One of His Generals of the Taking of Jerusalem by Tit
historyfilia:VespasianVespasian Hearing from One of His Generals of the Taking of Jerusalem by Titus by Sir Lawrence Alma-TademaBorn in AD 9, near the end of the reign of Augustus, Titus Flavius Vespasianus was raised an equestrian in the turbulent political environment of Tiberius’ reign. Perhaps his youthful exposure to the Senatorial purges of both Sejanus and Tiberius would help make Vespasian into the great stabilizer that he would become. Though much of the details of Vespasian’s youth are unknown, it is widely accepted that his path followed the cursus honorum, and therefore a direct line into the Senate. By the reign of Caligula Vespasian had been a military tribune, a quaestor, an aedile and a praetor, in which capacity he impressed Caligula by calling for games to honor his ‘victories’ in Germania. He was married to the rather obscure Flavia Domitilla, but it produced three children, two of whom, Titus and Domitian, would continue their father’s dynasty. It was a mistress, however, who seemingly led the way for Vespasian political growth. Caenis, secretary to Antonia (Claudius’ mother), allowed the future emperor a way into the imperial inner circle, and under the reign of Claudius, his star began to rise dramatically. Seguir leyendo -- source link