Flavian DynastyBy: Shelby Cunniff and Jasmine Griffith

BackgroundJulio-Claudians was the empire right before

the Flavian DynastyThe Julio-Claudians were Roman aristocracyFor every new empire they “lose” an empire.

For example there was the Year of Four Emperors and before that Five. Now there is Three and after One and so on.

VespasianFirst ruler in the Flavian DynastyRuled from 69-79 ADHe reestablished legions, social conditions, and the treasuryShowed great moderation and common senseVery greedy individualHe increased taxation to restore public financesGuaranteed a stable succession with his sons Titus and

Domitian, both able administrators.Recruited officers that brought personal wealthAlso recruited Italian and provincial members that brough

knowledge to the civil service

Vespasian cont…•Brought peace to the roman empire•Began a dynastic "public relations campaign" with a glorious victory celebrating the Flavian success over Judaea•Became a general because of his rebellion in Judea•Inaugurated in a motivated public building program in the name of the Flavian Dynasty

Titus•One of Vespasian's son•Ruled from 79-81 AD•Became ruler when father died on June 24, 79AD•Had enough military training to be a legatus legionis

Titus’s coin

This is a portrait of Titus because he was the ruler.

This is a palm tree with a male standing and a female sitting next to it. This recalls the triumph Titus celebrated 10 years earlier

Titus cont…Even though his reign was very short he had

many catastrophes during occurred while he was emperor

For example the eruption of Mt. VesuviusHe is mostly remembered for destroying

Jerusalem and the temple in 79 ADHe also completed the Amphiteatrum Flavium in

80 ADTitus died being very popular and having the

prestige of the Flavian dynasty undiminished

DomitianYounger brother of Titus and also the other son of

Vespasian A tolalitarian princeps with a complicated personalityHe inherited the passion for the building programResponsible for the erecting of the Archof TitusSigned a peace treaty with Decebalus, the Dacian king, in 89 A.DHe strained the resources of the imperial treasury to pay for the official monuments

Domition cont…He got engaged in a vicious executions and became

aggravated which lead to his deathHis fatal mistake in 69AD was also abandoning the

Augustan titles of “first citizen” and “first among equals” because he wanted to appeal the gods

He miscalculated Roman tolerance and perceived as too close to cosmic kingship

The Senate refused to praise Domition after his death. He had all of his records and accomplishments expunged from the city to erase his memory

His remains wasn’t reunited with he father’s and brother’s in the Roman Pantheon so the memory of the Flavian Dynasty was destroyed.

Major Accomplishments During the Flavian PeriodVespasian Coliseum Arch of Titus

Accomplishments cont…Vespasian and his two sons were Italian gentry. They

succeeded in restoring stability to Rome after the reign of Nero (r. 54–68 A.D.) and the civil wars that only wreaked mayhem on the empire, and particularly on Italy itself.

Vespasian dedicated his famous building now called the coliseum to his son Titus

One of the most famous Roman structures was constructed by Titus. It is called the Arch of Titus in remembrance of him.

Successful wars was also an accomplishment during th Flavian dynasty

Devastations In 79 AD Pompeii and the

towns along the shore of the Bay of Naples were buried by the eruptions of Mount Vesuvius

A fire broke out during Titus’s reign in Rome in 80 AD

The death of Domitian was the end to the Flavian dynasty

Source Citation Department of Greek and Roman Art. "The Flavian Dynasty (69–96)". In

Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/flav/hd_flav.htm (October 2000)

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