Flavian dynasty
The Flavian dynasty was a Roman dynasty. As Flavian can be described in principle to all other institutions of the Roman name Flavius .
The Flavian emperors ( 69-96 AD)
The House of the Flavian presented 69-96 AD, three Roman emperors:
- Titus Flavius Vespasian (short: Vespasian ), his elder son
- Titus Flavius Vespasian (short: Titus ) and the younger son
- Titus Flavius Domitianus (short: Domitian ).
The rule of the dynasty ended with the assassination of Domitian on September 18, AD 96
The Flavians were not derived as the previous Roman emperors of the old senatorial aristocracy, but an Italian knight family from Lazio. It was not until Vespasian was succeeded in the imperial aristocracy of the ascent to the consul and thus the recording. Despite their total of only 27- year reign they dominated the Roman Empire sustainable and laid the foundation for the largest expansion of the empire in history that came about under their indirect successor, the adoptive emperors Trajan, whose political career was strongly influenced by Flavian model.
Especially Vespasian restored after the reign of Nero, the financially ailing and corroded by corruption and state system was able to achieve in foreign policy far-reaching stabilization. His son Titus continued his father's successful policy and completed during his tenure the begun by Vespasian build the famous Colosseum. The evaluation of the last Flavian emperor Domitian is controversial today. He also put the Flavian talent to manage and organize a profit, but fell by its authoritarian ruler style more and more into conflict with the Roman senate and the aristocracy, which ultimately led to his murder.
Flavian in later times
Since the Flavian emperors many releases and citizenship ceremonies completed, which always led by the beneficiaries to take over the gentile Omens " Flavius ", remained " Flavius " in the following centuries a fairly common ingredient Roman name.
Under Constantine the Great, who also bore this name, the name Flavius was almost a part of the royal title. The Constantinian dynasty is therefore also known as Second or Flavian dynasty, especially in the English-speaking world, as the Neo- Flavian dynasty. From 4th to 6th century also contributed not only almost all other emperors, but also most officials in the imperial service, the name Flavius , who had thus developed in late antiquity in practice to a title that demonstrated a close relationship to the emperor.