Biography
Vespasian Ancient Romans considered the wiser, brave and fair emperor. His knowledge in military business helped to conquer Judea, contempt for luxury - enrich the region, and a dormant race to earn the location of all the society layers. He replenished the treasury of Rome by any, even unlawful ways. Thanks to this, the expression "Money does not smell" was born.Childhood and youth
Tit Flavius Vespasian was born on November 17, 9 years in Falakrine (now Commune Chittareal). His ancestors took place from a dinner kind, but the future emperor, thanks to the successful marriage of the parents, deserved senatorial status.
Father Tit Flavius Sabin served by a simple centurion, but the mother Weszawing Polla could boast a "breed": she is a daughter of a high-ranking person, a military tribune.
In addition to Vespasian, his elder brother was brought up in the family, the full chip of the father Tit Flavius Sabin.
Until the majority of Vespasian and did not think to turn to the career of a policy or military. Only after hinting the admonitions of the mother, he put on the right, distinctive clothes of noble citizens, and began to make his way to the top of the Roman Empire. The way was to be unclear.
Personal life
Vespasian was combined with a marriage with the only wife of Flavia Domicillo in the 1930s. Three children were brought up in the family.Titis Flavius Vespasian, famous in history as Tit, is supposedly born on December 30, 39 years. He, as well as Caligula, was distinguished by a bothering character and often tried to dismiss his father from the right decision. Emperor Rome was June 24, 79.
The second son of Titis Flavius Domitsian, or just Domitian, was born on October 24, 51 years. He was a vain, promoted the imperial cult, called himself "Mr. and God." The years of his rule, from the 81st to the 96th, put the end of the Flaviev dynasty.
The only daughter of Vespasian Flavia Domicilla - the youngest was born about 45 years. It is known about her personal life that she did not survive before the climbing of his father for the throne, died in 66.
Governing body
Before becoming the Roman emperor, Vespasian tried tens of administrative and military posts - military tribune, Quester, Edil, Pretor. The climbing of the young man complicated the era: then the state was in the hands of Tirana-madness of Caligula.
In 41-42, Vespasian was appointed commander-in-chief of Legion II "August". At the post, he managed to subjugate the strongest nationalities and, they say, played a key role in the conquest of Britain. In their homeland from Vespasian's campaign was greeted by a triumph.
In 54, Neron climbed to the Roman throne. Vespasian had to resign, because he was not in honor of the ruler. And it is not surprising: Neron, considering himself a skillful poet and singer, often gave concerts for the courtiers, on which Vespasian had a steadily fell into a dream.
However, when Rome took to suppress the uprising in Judea, Nero appointed the commander-in-chief of Vespasian. Under his leadership was 60 thousand warriors. By order of the men, they gentle those who did without resistance surrendered to the mercy of Rome, and the bloodthirsty destroyed the devise.
When Vespasian with the army was preparing to settle the last rebelled city and put an end to the Jewish war, it came to news about the death of Nero. Already then in Rome they raged the crisis and civil war, which were killed by dozens of "one-day" rulers.
December 20, 69, Vespasian came to power. Rome established the so-called Flavian regime reigning to the 96th.
According to historians, Vespasian's appointment distinguished himself with an unprecedented decree of the Senate, according to which the Will of the Emperor was equated to the will of the Senate and the People of Rome. Legislative acts contrary to this principle were canceled.
Word Vespasian was weight for representatives of almost all classes. Only the church and aristocrats belonged to the ruler with suspicion. The reason for this is a dormant origin.
The most important task of Vespasian was the restoration of the former financial well-being of Rome, because in Nerone the situation became dangerous, and during the civil war and at all catastrophic. Senate planned to impose hands on the treasury, but Vespasian answered with a categorical refusal.
Speaking even to illegal methods, Vespasian has multiplied the state from year to year. They say the emperor and his relatives traded by posts, privileges and freedom of prisoners, just to become richer.
Weightly reaching the absurd methods of replenishment of the treasury gave rise to a known expression today "Money does not smell". The fact is that in his desire to earn Vespasian imposed tax on public toilets. Approximate to the emperor, especially his eldest son Tit, condemned such a way. One day, Vespasian took a coin, drove to the nose of Titus and asked if she stinks. He answered negatively. "But this is money from urine," Vespasian told.
The emperor is characterized as an economical, but not a meager person. Yes, he cut the costs of the army and his own yard, but the victims of the construction victims in fires 64 and 69 were restored - residential buildings and temples. With Vespasian, new objects have begun to erect, which are still the property of Italy. This is the Colosseum (he is the Amphitheater of Flaviev) and the temple of the world.
Death
Vespasian was distinguished by strong health, but in 79 he was absorbed by the attacks of fever, which soon and served as death. Despite the illness, he continued to conduct business, signed orders and took ambassadors.
The biography of the emperor broke off on June 24, 79. He wanted to die standing. In trying to straighten up in the hands of those kept Vespasian made her last sigh.
Once, feeling the rapid end, Vespasian joked:
"Alas, it seems, I become God."These words were perceived literally: the Romans deified the favorite emperor and erected the temple of his name on the forum. Until our days, only some fragments are preserved, in which, however, the scale of the structure is guessed.
The history of the life of Vespasian was preserved in several works of art. Julio Romano and Lawrence Alma Tadema were portrayed on the canvases Triumph Flaviev, and Lyon Feichtvanger and Robert Fabbri were dedicated to the ruler of the book - the cycles "Joseph Flavius" (1932-1945) and the "Emperor's Fate" (2011-2019), respectively. The last series almost does not have biographical ligaments, especially the Roman "Palach Rome" (2015).