CLASSICS 1M03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Roman Britain, Germania Superior, Autocracy
28 Jul 2018
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When vespasian had been acclaimed emperor by his troops, he was still fighting the. When he left for rome, he left his eldest son titus to complete the suppression of the revolt. By the time vespasian arrived at rome in 70, titus had sacked jerusalem. The jewish revolt had seen the population of jedaea decimated and the great temple destroyed. The sacred artefacts of the temple"s holy of holies were now taken to rome as spoils. You see here on the arch of titus a menorah, the table of the shewbread, and silver trumpets being paraded in the triumph that titus and vespasian jointly celebrated at rome. This spectacular, thirty-day-long triumph marked the arrival of a new imperial family. Given his background and record, it"s unsurprising that vespasian was an excellent governor of the empire"s military affairs, and highly popular with the army.
