CLST 332 Final: CLST332 FINAL
Document Summary
Flavian dynasty: central theme in the families representation was their claim to victory and reason they should control the empire; judea in the jewish revolt of the 60"s, also the civil war against nero. Rome had never seen a dynastic transition before so they needed to prove they had the right to rule. Father son succession becomes an important theme in flavian art. Vespasian: r. 69-79 ce had two grown sons providing him with succession. Vespasian and titus as a single ruling unit. Was 60 yrs old when he won the civil war and declared princeps by senate. Didn"t have dynastic basis, no political background, the treasury was empty, to compensate he made sure roman people got tangible bene ts from his rule. Paid for with spoils, created jobs, public buildings everyone could use. Portrait of vespasian, 70-79 ce: marks a clear rejection of julio claudian classicism, but embraces republican veristic portraits.
