FLAVIAN DYNASTY


Meaning of FLAVIAN DYNASTY in English

(AD 69–96) Ancient Roman imperial dynasty of Vespasian and his sons Titus and Domitian , members of the Flavia gens, or clan.

Vespasian sought to give the office of emperor permanent form, by means of a formal system of titles to replace personal names, an insistence on the rights of office, and a move to make Caesarism (dictatorship) hereditary by natural descent or adoption. Worship of the deified caesars (subemperors) became the symbol of imperial continuity and legitimacy.

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