HIST 1220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Flavian Palace, Chatti, Dacians
17 Jan 2017
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Senate dissatisfied with military policy of domitian (85-89) Pull out of britain- domitian pulled forces from britannia to reinforce legions in dacia. Pulls out military forces to invest in other regions such as dacia. Best they can do: treaty with dacians (88) Can keep roman military in province but must pay 8 millions sesterces per year. Forms a conspiratorial coalition in senate at rome. Revolts in 89- supports his province the troops are under his command and the. Chatti were going to cross the rhine when it was frozen over. Surtonious allies couldn"t be there to support him. Cruel and unusual punishment for political enemies. Primary targets of the atrocities we just reviewed=senate. Senate blatantly marginalized as domitian reoriented the physical space of governance to his palace. No effort to hide the extent o of his monarchical status. Dominus et deus- dominus is a god. Decreases damnatio memoria blot out domitian"s memories try to erase him from history.
