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A 3 page research paper/essay that argues that the most salient fact concerning the rule of Caesar Vespasian is that he ushered in an era of reform. The writer discusses his reforms and what they meant to the infant Christian Church. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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because of he ushered in an era of reform, which revived, at least temporarily, the glory that was Rome. It can be argued that it was under the rule of
Vespasian and his tolerant culture of reform that the nascent Christian Church began to take root. As this suggests, the most salient fact about the rule of Vespasian is that
his culture of reform and peace expanded and enriched his era. The accomplishments of Vespasian are numerous. First of all, Vespasian restored peace, as his assumption of imperial
authority brought to a close "spasm of civil war" that had shaken Roman society periodically for decades.2 As the ancient historian Suetonius writes, "The empire, which had for a long
time been unsettled and, as it were, drifting, through the usurpation and violent death of three emperor, was at last taken in hand and given stability by the Flavian family."
3The authority and dignity of the Roman Senate was restored, primarily by eliminating its disreputable elements.4 The "law of treason," which has been described as an "odious legal cloak for
tyranny," was abolished and the law courts reformed.5 The military was set on a secure footing and Vespasian made a point of using his wealth to add to the grandeur
of the city, as it was under his reign that construction on the Colosseum was started.6 As Suetonius indicates, Vespasian undertook numerous new works. Vespasian is responsible for the
"Temple of Peace," which Suetonius describes as being located "hard by the Forum" and also a building to the "Deified Claudius on the Caelian mount," which had been almost completely
destroyed by Nero. Additionally, Suetonius refers to the Colosseum, which he calls an "amphitheatre" that was located "in the heart of the city," just Augustus once planned.7 A master of
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