Guarding the Caesars : Roman internal security under the Flavian dynasty /
"This book is the story of the survival of the Flavian emperors in Rome, a place where seventy-five percent of all emperors died of assassination. It explores the methods used by the emperor Vespasian to establish a new dynasty out of the chaos of civil war, to maintain his power, and to pass a...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Maryland :
Rowman & Littlefield,
[2023]
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| Summary: | "This book is the story of the survival of the Flavian emperors in Rome, a place where seventy-five percent of all emperors died of assassination. It explores the methods used by the emperor Vespasian to establish a new dynasty out of the chaos of civil war, to maintain his power, and to pass along the dynasty to his two sons, Titus and Domitian"-- |
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| Physical Description: | xxxviii, 413 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781538181133 1538181134 9781538181140 1538181142 |