History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians; . Titus recognizedby a single act the validity of all prior This was Vespasian. But it is probable that she left Rome five years earlier. She returned there at theaccession of Titus, but without changing the resolution of the prince. Cf. Josephus. A?, xviii. 7; xx. 5, etc.; Suet. Tit., 7; Dion, Ixvi. 15, 18. ^ Statue of the Vatican, lîraccio Nuovo, No. ôti. * Quum instituto Tiberii omnes dehinc CœxareK bénéficia a superiorihiis ronrcssa pruici-pibus aliter rata mm haberciit. (pi
History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians; . Titus recognizedby a single act the validity of all prior This was Vespasian. But it is probable that she left Rome five years earlier. She returned there at theaccession of Titus, but without changing the resolution of the prince. Cf. Josephus. A?, xviii. 7; xx. 5, etc.; Suet. Tit., 7; Dion, Ixvi. 15, 18. ^ Statue of the Vatican, lîraccio Nuovo, No. ôti. * Quum instituto Tiberii omnes dehinc CœxareK bénéficia a superiorihiis ronrcssa pruici-pibus aliter rata mm haberciit. (piam si eadem iixdnn ot ipsi, dédissent, prijnw prerterita omnia 674 THE CESARS AND THE FLAYII, 14 TO f)(i more monarchical, since the imperial will seemed then one andimmutable, despite the diversity of princes ; but it was deprivinghimself of a useful control and giving the rein to an aviditywhich no fear of the future now held in check. Accordinglyapplicants crowded forward ; no one was repulsed ; and when hiscounsellors became alarmed at these gifts, which were impoverishing. lortioii uf the Arena of the Culiseiim. the treasury, and at so many promises which he could not fulfil:Xo one, said lie, ^ (mght to go away downcast from thepresence of bis iirince. To the people, who solicited neitherpromotion nor offic(\ he gave, at the dedication of the Coliseum,magnitic(mt gam(>s whicli lasted a hundred days, a naval fight,gladiators, and ),000 wild beasts. From a stage erected in thetheatre he scattered among the crowd wooden balls, each containingan order for provisions or cdothing, for vases of gold or silver, for ÎO70 conjirnwrif edioto ( ;). Our kings, in the Apes, made the principle ofTiberius a rule of law for the royal domain. TITUS AND DOMITIAN, 79 TO 96 ). 675 slaves, equipages, and entire flocks. He built new warm baths,to whidi h(^ admitted the public while he was himself bathinij in
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