A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . upon him. Unlike Galba, Vespasian had gained from ageand an active life wisdom and discretion. His intellect was clear andsober, while his personal amiability won him friends. To a soundjudgment he united benevolence, a rare sense of duty, and uncommonability in administration. There was nothing petty in him. Necessaryseverity was guided by broad views of his position and his tasks. Hisdignity of character kept him from pursuing the defeated Vitellianparty with needless harshness, but he carefully watched
A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . upon him. Unlike Galba, Vespasian had gained from ageand an active life wisdom and discretion. His intellect was clear andsober, while his personal amiability won him friends. To a soundjudgment he united benevolence, a rare sense of duty, and uncommonability in administration. There was nothing petty in him. Necessaryseverity was guided by broad views of his position and his tasks. Hisdignity of character kept him from pursuing the defeated Vitellianparty with needless harshness, but he carefully watched over the ad-ministration of justice and the vigorous direction of the police. Inthe reconstruction of the army all superfluous troops were disbanded(cf. Fig. 33), large numbers of discharged soldiers were settled inthe colonies depopulated in the civil war, and the number of thestanding army was fixed at thirty legions. To get rid of the mutinousspirit of the Italian troops, he began to exclude Italians from thelegions. Their enlistment was quietly given up. Only tlie centurions 121. Fig. 33. i —Military diploma. ^ size of original. (Munich, Antiqnarium.) 1 This diploma is copied from an original document — a bronze tablet — issued in Rome,June 29, 107 , to Mogetissa, son of Comatullus, of the tribe of the Boii. He hadserved as an ordinary private in the cavalry troop ala prinin Iliftpanoriim copy was prepared for his wife Verecunda, the daughter of Casatus, a lady ofthe tribe of the Sequani, and for her daughter Matrulla. It served alike as certifi-cate of honorable discharge from military service and as evidence of Roman citi-zenship for Mogetissa and his family. It was discovered in 1867. The inscription reads: IMPerator CAESAR DIVI NERVAE Filius NERVA TRAI-ANVS AVGustus GERMANICus J)ACICVS PONTIFex MAXIMVS Tt^IBV-NlCia POTESTate XI IMPerator VI COnSul V Pater Patriae EQVITIBVs ETPEDITIBVS QVI MILITAVERVXT IN ALIS QVAT[S]VOR ET COHORTIBVS 122
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