hide
Named Entity Searches
hide
Matching Documents
The documents where this entity occurs most often are shown below. Click on a document to open it.
Document | Max. Freq | Min. Freq | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Cornelius Tacitus, The History (ed. Alfred John Church, William Jackson Brodribb) | 6 | 0 | Browse | Search |
View all matching documents... |
Browsing named entities in Cornelius Tacitus, The History (ed. Alfred John Church, William Jackson Brodribb). You can also browse the collection for Antioch (Turkey) or search for Antioch (Turkey) in all documents.
Your search returned 3 results in 3 document sections:
Cornelius Tacitus, The History (ed. Alfred John Church, William Jackson Brodribb), BOOK
II, chapter 79 (search)
With purposes no longer doubtful they parted, Mucianus for Antioch, Vespasian for Cæsarea. These cities are the capitals of Syria and Judæa
respectively. The initiative in transferring the Empire to Vespasian was
taken at Alexandria under the prompt direction of
Tiberius Alexander, who on the 1st of July made the legions swear allegiance
to him. That day was ever after celebrated as the first of his reign, though
the army of Judæa on July 3rd took the oath to
Vespasian in person with such eager alacrity that they would not wait for
the return of his son Titus, who was then on his way back from Syria, acting as the medium between Mucianus and his
father for the communication of their plans. All this was done by the
impulsive action of the soldiers without the preliminary of a formal
harangue or any concentration of the legio
Cornelius Tacitus, The History (ed. Alfred John Church, William Jackson Brodribb), BOOK
II, chapter 80 (search)
Cornelius Tacitus, The History (ed. Alfred John Church, William Jackson Brodribb), BOOK
II, chapter 82 (search)
The first
business of the campaign was to levy troops and recall the veterans to
service. The strong cities were set apart for the manufacture of arms; at
Antioch gold and silver money was coined, every
thing being vigorously carried on in its appointed place by properly
qualified agents. Vespasian himself went everywhere, urged to exertion,
encouraged the industrious by praise, and with the indolent used the
stimulus of example rather than of compulsion, and chose to be blind to the
faults rather than to the merits of his friends. Many among them he
distinguished with prefectures and governments, and several with the honours
of senatorial rank; all these were men of eminence who soon reached the
highest positions. In some cases good fortune served instead of merit. Of a
donative to the troops Mucianus in his first speech had held out only
moderate hopes, and even Vespasian offered no more in the civil war than
others had done in times of peace, thus making a noble stand