Sachgebiete

Beschreibung:

186 Seiten, 28 cm. Broschiert.

Bemerkung:

Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Vorbesitz Karl Friedrich Stroheker - altersgemäß sehr guter Zustand - PREFACE -- This study analyzes both Vespasian?s rise to empire and his political attachments. The questions which will be investigated are first, who supported him in his political career from its beginning, until his recognition by the Senate at the end of December, 69, and, second, why he, in particular, emerged as the restorer of order in the Roman empire. -- It is perhaps superfluous to acknowledge that this study would not have been possible without the Histories and Annals of Tacitus. Though this is not, in fact, a study of Tacitus, it will be immediately apparent to the reader how dependent I have been on that historian?s narrative and judgments in order to form my own conclusions about what happened. It is not my intention to attempt here an overall assessment of his work, but it might be observed that I find it to be both reliable, in comparison to other evidence, and internally consistent. -- I have organized this study into three parts. Part I concerns Vespasian as privatus and is intended not only to summarize Vespasian?s career, but also to estimate his position and influence on the eve of his appointment to the Jewish War. Part II provides a chronological framework for the events A. D. 67-70. In Part III, I have taken up the question of who supported Vespasian, and why. -- This book began as doctoral dissertation for the Department of History at the University of California, Los Angeles, ^ut was conceived and composed during my lengthy residence in the Seminar für Alte Geschichte at the Universität Freiburg.