074- Friends I Have Wasted a Day

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

History, Education

4.8 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2010

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Titus succeeded his father to the throne in 79 AD, but ruled for only two years before dying of a sudden infection in 81. Throughout the reign of the Flavians, Agricola campaigned in Britain to Romanize the island.

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0:40.3	This week I'm going to recommend picking up the Jewish Wars by Josephus, the Jewish historian
0:45.8	who attached himself to the Flavians after being captured in battle during the Great
0:49.8	Jewish Revolt.
0:51.4	Though he's clearly biased in favor of Vespacian and the other Flavians, his history forms
0:55.9	the basis for much of our understanding of the period.
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1:04.3	you.
1:07.3	Hello and welcome to the history of Rome.
1:13.6	Episode 74 Friends I Have Wasted A Day
1:19.5	Titus Flavius Vespacianus, the eldest son of Vespacian, ascended to the throne in June
1:25.0	1979 AD following the sad but not entirely unexpected death of his father.
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