In this essay, I will explain how the unambiguous strife and chaos derived from civil war as shown by Tacitus in Histories leads him to believe that the intervention of Vespasian a necessity. Tacitus’ view that civil war has on a society is a clear and negative one. It not only splits the people of a nation into two factions, but also has the opposite effect of a foreign war, which can bring two factions together and unite them for one common cause. Tacitus sees the civil wars occurring as an uncontrollable and lustful need for power with treasonous motives, where in his opinion is one of the greatest tragedies to fall onto the people of the Roman Empire. This in itself leads to no possibility of compromise and peace, only quick destabilization.
