History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians; . pient of triumphal honours, he wasobliged, in order to live, to engagein horse dealing. He howeveraccompanied Xero on his journey toAchaia, and while there risked hislife by going to sleep while theemperor was singing. His disgracewas brought to an end by thenecessity felt at the time for aclever general of low birth. TheJews had just defeated the consularlieutenant of Syria and captured aneagle. C*orbulo being dead, andSuetonius Paulinus forgotten in hisgovernment of Mœsia, N^ero be-thought himself o
History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians; . pient of triumphal honours, he wasobliged, in order to live, to engagein horse dealing. He howeveraccompanied Xero on his journey toAchaia, and while there risked hislife by going to sleep while theemperor was singing. His disgracewas brought to an end by thenecessity felt at the time for aclever general of low birth. TheJews had just defeated the consularlieutenant of Syria and captured aneagle. C*orbulo being dead, andSuetonius Paulinus forgotten in hisgovernment of Mœsia, N^ero be-thought himself of Vespasian, andgave to him the command of the three legions sent against theJews (latter part of 60 ). His first care was to re-establish discipline. He used thebest means to accomplish this by himself setting the example ofshirking neither fatigue nor danger. Everywhere his soldiers sawhim figliting at their head ; while besieging one little city severalarrows entered his shield and he was Avounded in the knee. Hisgreat ability, together with the devoted assistance of his son Titus. Trajan8 father Çsl. Ulpius Tiajaiius). ^ Suet., Veftp., i. 4. Tacitus {Hist., ii. 97) ?eems to assert tlie opposite. Vespasian hadwithout doubt already shown rigid economy in this administration. Hence that riot ofHadrumetum, when turnips were thrown at his head, and those unfavourable recollections{famosum invisumque) left among the inhabitants, while Vitellius had made himself beloved byhis laxity and prodigality. One thing is certain, that Vespasian was poor when he left theprovince. Still Suetonius accuses him of having extorted 200,000 sesterces from a young manwho to obtain the laticlave. Burrus was also known to sell his influence, and, unfor-tunately, these habits, which have been practised in other ages, have not always caused men tolose their cliaracter. ^ Bronze Imst found in Servia and now in the Museum of Bel2rade. 590 THE CESARS AND THE FLAVII, 14 TO 96 and Trajans
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