This book is the story of the survival of the Flavian emperors in Rome, a place where seventy-five percent of all emperors died of assassination. It explores the methods used by the emperor Vespasian to establish a new dynasty out of the chaos of civil war, to maintain his power, and to pass along the dynasty to his two sons, Titus and Domitian.
Colonel Rose Mary Sheldon holds the Henry King Burgwyn, Jr., Chair in Military History at the Virginia Military Institute. Her books include Ambush! Surprise Attack in Ancient Greek Warfare, Romes Wars in Parthia: Blood in the Sand, Spies of the Bible, Intelligence Activities in Ancient Rome: Trust in the Gods, but Verify, and Kill Caesar!: Assassination in the Early Roman Empire.
