La riorganizzazione vespasianea dell'Oriente romano

The main turning point in terms of the military organization of Vespasian’s kingdom in the East concerns the redefinition of the north-eastern frontier. Instead of an aggregation of small regions entrusted to disarmed client princes, a single large province ecompassing a vast area from Proconsular Asia to the Euphrates was created. The rapid and trouble-free connection of the provinces of Asia Minor with Vespasian is not to be seen only due to military reason, in relation to the circumstance that in the East the three main armies were linked to Vespasian. It seems probable that the personal ties of his various sup- porters to their hometowns propitiated a fruitful liaison.

Keywords: Roman East; Vespasian; reorganization; provinces