Gallia, Andrew2020-08-262020-08-262019Classical Quarterly 69.1https://hdl.handle.net/11299/215254This article reexamines the evidence for the delay in Vespasian's apotheosis, suggesting that it may have been due to the senate's reluctance to provide his successor Titus with possible grounds for initiating prosecutions for treason (impietas/maiestas).enArticle10.1017/S0009838819000223