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Suetonius, Titus, 7.1-7.2


nan Besides cruelty, he was also suspected of riotous living, since he protracted his revels until the middle of the night with the most prodigal of his friends; likewise of unchastity because of his troops of catamites and eunuchs, and his notorious passion for queen Berenice, to whom it was even said that he promised marriage. He was suspected of greed as well; for it was well known that in cases which came before his father he put a price on his influence and accepted bribes. In short, people not only thought, but openly declared, that he would be a second Nero. But this reputation turned out to his advantage and gave place to the highest praise, when no fault was discovered in him, but on the contrary the highest virtues.


nan His banquets were pleasant rather than extravagant. He chose as his friends men whom succeeding emperors also retained as indispensable alike to themselves and to the State, and of whose services they made special use. Berenice he sent from Rome at once, against her will and against his own. Some of his most beloved paramours, although they were such skilful dancers that they later became stage favourites, he not only ceased to cherish any longer, but even to witness their public performances.


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1. Josephus Flavius, Jewish Antiquities, 20.142, 20.145 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)

20.142. While Felix was procurator of Judea, he saw this Drusilla, and fell in love with her; for she did indeed exceed all other women in beauty; and he sent to her a person whose name was Simon one of his friends; a Jew he was, and by birth a Cypriot, and one who pretended to be a magician, and endeavored to persuade her to forsake her present husband, and marry him; and promised, that if she would not refuse him, he would make her a happy woman. 20.145. 3. But as for Bernice, she lived a widow a long while after the death of Herod [king of Chalcis], who was both her husband and her uncle; but when the report went that she had criminal conversation with her brother, [Agrippa, junior,] she persuaded Poleme, who was king of Cilicia, to be circumcised, and to marry her, as supposing that by this means she should prove those calumnies upon her to be false;
2. Josephus Flavius, Jewish War, 4.616-4.618, 7.158-7.162 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)

4.616. 6. Justly, therefore, did Vespasian desire to obtain that government, in order to corroborate his attempts upon the whole empire; so he immediately sent to Tiberius Alexander, who was then governor of Egypt and of Alexandria, and informed him what the army had put upon him, and how he, being forced to accept of the burden of the government, was desirous to have him for his confederate and supporter. 4.617. Now as soon as ever Alexander had read this letter, he readily obliged the legions and the multitude to take the oath of fidelity to Vespasian, both which willingly complied with him, as already acquainted with the courage of the man, from that his conduct in their neighborhood. 4.618. Accordingly Vespasian, looking upon himself as already intrusted with the government, got all things ready for his journey [to Rome]. Now fame carried this news abroad more suddenly than one could have thought, that he was emperor over the east, upon which every city kept festivals, and celebrated sacrifices and oblations for such good news; 7.158. 7. After these triumphs were over, and after the affairs of the Romans were settled on the surest foundations, Vespasian resolved to build a temple to Peace, which was finished in so short a time, and in so glorious a manner, as was beyond all human expectation and opinion: 7.159. for he having now by Providence a vast quantity of wealth, besides what he had formerly gained in his other exploits, he had this temple adorned with pictures and statues; 7.161. he also laid up therein, as ensigns of his glory, those golden vessels and instruments that were taken out of the Jewish temple. 7.162. But still he gave order that they should lay up their Law, and the purple veils of the holy place, in the royal palace itself, and keep them there.
3. Josephus Flavius, Against Apion, 1.51 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)

1.51. for to them I presented those books first of all, and after them to many of the Romans who had been in the war. I also sold them to many of our own men who understood the Greek philosophy; among whom were Julius Archelaus, Herod [king of Chalcis], a person of great gravity, and king Agrippa himself, a person that deserved the greatest admiration.
4. Josephus Flavius, Life, 363-367, 362 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)

5. Juvenal, Satires, 6.156-6.160 (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE)

6. New Testament, Acts, 24.24 (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE)

24.24. But after some days, Felix came with Drusilla, his wife, who was a Jewess, and sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ Jesus.
7. New Testament, Mark, 9.5 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)

9.5. Peter answered Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let's make three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.
8. Suetonius, Caligula, 37.1 (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE)

9. Suetonius, Titus, 7.2 (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE)

10. Suetonius, Vespasianus, 16.1 (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE)

11. Tacitus, Histories, 2.1.1 (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE)

12. Cassius Dio, Roman History, 65.15.3-65.15.5, 66.15, 66.15.3, 67.12.2 (2nd cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE)

67.12.2.  Many persons were also fined or put to death on other charges. Thus, a woman was tried and put to death because she had undressed in front of an image of Domitian, and a man for having associated with astrologers. Among the many who perished at this time was Mettius Pompusianus
13. Papyri, Cpj, 1.81-1.82, 2.209



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agrippa i Tomson, Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries (2019) 543
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antipater, herods father Eckhardt, Jewish Identity and Politics Between the Maccabees and Bar Kokhba: Groups, Normativity, and Rituals (2011) 165
antonius, marcus Romana Berno, Roman Luxuria: A Literary and Cultural History (2023) 206
audience Edwards, In the Court of the Gentiles: Narrative, Exemplarity, and Scriptural Adaptation in the Court-Tales of Flavius Josephus (2023) 11
banquets Romana Berno, Roman Luxuria: A Literary and Cultural History (2023) 206
berenice, agrippa iis sister Eckhardt, Jewish Identity and Politics Between the Maccabees and Bar Kokhba: Groups, Normativity, and Rituals (2011) 165
bernice (berenice) Tomson, Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries (2019) 543
caligula, c. iulius caesar augustus germanicus Romana Berno, Roman Luxuria: A Literary and Cultural History (2023) 206
cesonia, milonia Romana Berno, Roman Luxuria: A Literary and Cultural History (2023) 206
cleopatra Romana Berno, Roman Luxuria: A Literary and Cultural History (2023) 206
cold Romana Berno, Roman Luxuria: A Literary and Cultural History (2023) 206
cruelty Romana Berno, Roman Luxuria: A Literary and Cultural History (2023) 206
cupiditas Romana Berno, Roman Luxuria: A Literary and Cultural History (2023) 206
curius, m. dentatus Romana Berno, Roman Luxuria: A Literary and Cultural History (2023) 206
domitian, and date and audience of josephus works Edwards, In the Court of the Gentiles: Narrative, Exemplarity, and Scriptural Adaptation in the Court-Tales of Flavius Josephus (2023) 11
drusilla Tomson, Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries (2019) 543
felix Tomson, Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries (2019) 543
fiscus iudaicus Edwards, In the Court of the Gentiles: Narrative, Exemplarity, and Scriptural Adaptation in the Court-Tales of Flavius Josephus (2023) 11
florus Tomson, Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries (2019) 543
frugality Romana Berno, Roman Luxuria: A Literary and Cultural History (2023) 206
hasmoneans (dynasty, period) Tomson, Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries (2019) 543
herod the great Eckhardt, Jewish Identity and Politics Between the Maccabees and Bar Kokhba: Groups, Normativity, and Rituals (2011) 165; Tomson, Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries (2019) 543
herodian dynasty Eckhardt, Jewish Identity and Politics Between the Maccabees and Bar Kokhba: Groups, Normativity, and Rituals (2011) 165
herodians, herodian dynasty Tomson, Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries (2019) 543
ingenium Romana Berno, Roman Luxuria: A Literary and Cultural History (2023) 206
jewish identity, greco-roman antipathy towards Edwards, In the Court of the Gentiles: Narrative, Exemplarity, and Scriptural Adaptation in the Court-Tales of Flavius Josephus (2023) 11
jewish identity, greco-roman attraction to Edwards, In the Court of the Gentiles: Narrative, Exemplarity, and Scriptural Adaptation in the Court-Tales of Flavius Josephus (2023) 11
jewish war Eckhardt, Jewish Identity and Politics Between the Maccabees and Bar Kokhba: Groups, Normativity, and Rituals (2011) 165
juvenal Tomson, Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries (2019) 543
lascivia Romana Berno, Roman Luxuria: A Literary and Cultural History (2023) 206
luke Tomson, Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries (2019) 543
lust vii Romana Berno, Roman Luxuria: A Literary and Cultural History (2023) 206
mariamne Tomson, Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries (2019) 543
melting Romana Berno, Roman Luxuria: A Literary and Cultural History (2023) 206
nero claudius caesar augustus germanicus Romana Berno, Roman Luxuria: A Literary and Cultural History (2023) 206
pearls Romana Berno, Roman Luxuria: A Literary and Cultural History (2023) 206
perfumes Romana Berno, Roman Luxuria: A Literary and Cultural History (2023) 206
quintilian Tomson, Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries (2019) 543
revolt/war, under nero (great ~) Tomson, Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries (2019) 543
roman, empire Tomson, Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries (2019) 543
rome, romans Eckhardt, Jewish Identity and Politics Between the Maccabees and Bar Kokhba: Groups, Normativity, and Rituals (2011) 165
temple (jerusalem) Tomson, Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries (2019) 543
titus' Eckhardt, Jewish Identity and Politics Between the Maccabees and Bar Kokhba: Groups, Normativity, and Rituals (2011) 165
titus (emperor) Tomson, Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries (2019) 543
titus caesar vespasianus Romana Berno, Roman Luxuria: A Literary and Cultural History (2023) 206
vespasanius, t. flavius Romana Berno, Roman Luxuria: A Literary and Cultural History (2023) 206
vespasian Tomson, Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries (2019) 543
warm Romana Berno, Roman Luxuria: A Literary and Cultural History (2023) 206
women, position of Tomson, Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries (2019) 543