Roman Emperor Titus Research Paper

Titus was born to a future roman emperor who would shape both his political and military career. He was sort of odd considering his social habits and there was fear of him becoming a tyrannical ruler., but that all changed when he was appointed emperor. Titus’ rule had a very positive impact on roman society despite his actions before-hand.
Titus was the son of the roman emperor Vespasian and Domitilla I. Because of his father’s position and advancement while Claudius was in rule, his family was able to “secure the honor of a court education for Titus” (Donahue). His companion through his schooling was Britannicus, son of the current Roman emperor Claudius. The two were friends until Britannicus died in A.D. 55 (Donahue). He erected golden statues and accompanied another statue in the Circus in honor of his deceased friend (Donahue). Because of his advanced education and his …show more content…
to the year 81 A.D. During his early life, Titus was viewed as a rather nasty person and was believed that he would give the Flavian dynasty a bad name. He was feared to be another Nero because of his relations to Berenice (Donahue). Once he became emperor that all change based on the information that is provided. As such there were many positive aspects to Titus’ reign. One such positive aspects was the construction of the Colosseum. A structure that still stands even today. He had roads built when needed and he also made sure money or anything else that was needed was sent to help any distress caused by Vesuvius. Donahue states the, “the imperial purse contributed heavily to rebuilding Rome after a devastating fire redestroyed large sections of the city”. Because of his willingness to provide, he was seen as a very generous person. To make maters even better was that he was good about spending money. Kind of a count your every penny ruler. He didn’t empty the treasury dry, but left it with more than what was there to begin