Imperial Stability
Aug 15, 2005
Immediately upon his senatorial confirmation as ?Emperor? (December of AD 69) Vespasian moved with extreme purpose on several fronts, but perhaps none more so than to legitimize his reign. With nearly 2 years of civil war having come to an end, certainly the people and the legions were tired of it, but proving himself where his several ?Year of the Four Emperor? predecessors had failed, was a necessity…

