CLST 341 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Josephus, Temple Of Jupiter Optimus Maximus, Pay Toilet

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLST 341
• Professor: Kavanagh

Document Summary

In 73 ad, vespasian and his son titus, the consuls of the year, held a census. In that position, their supporters were rewarded with advances into the senate or if they were already within the. Caesar was the first person to do that. Within a short time, vespasian had refilled and overflowed the imperial coffers with added taxes and remission of past exemptions. Titus disagreed with vespasian"s decision to tax public toilets (urine was used by clothing cleaners). "pecunia non olet" => but the money doesn"t stink. Today, the word for the pay toilet comes from him (ex. vespasiana). After the financial stability was restored, vespasian was able to begin construction of the amphitheatrum flavium aka the. In the front of the building there was a gigantic statue of the colossos (recycling of domus aurea and the great pool of. Different alleyways beneath the timber stored animals, gladiators that would be raised to the floor.