. The grandeur that was Rome; a survey of Roman culture and civilisation:. Vespasian and Titus were elected consuls year byyear. Vespasians principal work was to restore the financialcredit of the government. Unfortunately the two sons, Titus,and then Domitian, who followed him upon the throne andwith him make up the Flavian dynasty, were scarcely worthyof their father. Titus was the darling of the human race,generous and mild to the senators, but too fond of his popu-larity to be a strong ruler, and Domitian was a genuine his autocratic system of rule he was naturally oppressiveto
. The grandeur that was Rome; a survey of Roman culture and civilisation:. Vespasian and Titus were elected consuls year byyear. Vespasians principal work was to restore the financialcredit of the government. Unfortunately the two sons, Titus,and then Domitian, who followed him upon the throne andwith him make up the Flavian dynasty, were scarcely worthyof their father. Titus was the darling of the human race,generous and mild to the senators, but too fond of his popu-larity to be a strong ruler, and Domitian was a genuine his autocratic system of rule he was naturally oppressiveto the aristocracy, and his name is in consequence written onthe pages of history as that of a monster of cruelty. Domitiancertainly made constitutional changes which rendered themonarchy a more open fact. He took the consulship for tenyears to come, he became censor and drew up the senate-rollto suit his fancy, he refused the usual request of the senatorsthat the emperor should admit that he had no power to con-demn a senator to death. Also he openly spurned the proud274.
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