Potior utroque Vespasianus
Vespasian and His Predecessors in Tacitus's Histories
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9308574 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cynthia Damon (California University of Pennsylvania, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 245-279 |
| Publication date | 2006-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Arethusa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-0975 • E-ISSN: 1080-6504 |
| Publisher | Johns Hopkins University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/are.2006.0012 |
| OpenAlex | W2015021536 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
Damon argues that in Tacitus's Histories, the inclusion of parallel incidents (on a small scale, rather than "must-have" episodes) in two or more principates encourages the reader to measure one princeps against others. This set of comparisons focuses on imperial freedmen awarded extraordinary honours by their emperors, on emperors' attempts to spare their enemies and control key supporters, on the effectiveness (or otherwise) of an emperor in refusing the soldiers' demands, and on how emperors treat senators. Vespasian emerges from the analysis with more to his credit than any of his predecessors in the civil wars. This paper does not suggest that the first Flavian emperor is a paragon, but rather offers ways to explain the dynasty's successful beginning
Ancient history · Art · Economics · Emperor · Humanities · Literature · Operations management · Set (abstract data type · Spare part · Spare time · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classics · Computer Science · History
| Citations per year | 1.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |