Vespasian in Power Key Quotes
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- Vespasian in Power
- Tacitus
- 'Cerialis had been sending secret messages and offering the Batavians peace and Civilis a pardon'
- 'Had been chosen by his father to complete the conquest of Judea...fine military reputation'
- The Temple of Peace
- Josephus
- 'Beyond all human expectations'
- Pliny the Elder
- 'The loveliest buildings the world has ever seen'
- Josephus
- Suetonious
- 'He personally inaugurated the restoration of the burnt capitol'
- 'He built an amphitheatre in the centre of the city'
- 'started work on several new buildings: the temple of peace..the temple of Divius Claudius'
- 'Vespasian celebrated a triumph over the jews'
- 'offered to haul some columns...declined his services 'i must always ensure..that the working classes earn enough money to buy themselves food''
- 'Emptiness of the public treasury..heavy taxation and unethical business dealings'
- Tacitus
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