Good morning all & OTD in 69AD, the Roman Senate declares Vespasian - Rome's leading General whose troops had acclaimed him Emperor on July 1 - as the last Emperor in the Year of the Four Emperors. Vespasian, a forthright soldier, righted the Roman state & provided needed order.

Will add that Roman law & 'Mos Maiorum' prized order for the Roman state above other niceties. Vespasian had 'performance legitimacy' & a record of imposing order which by 68-69AD meant most Romans saw his Army as a legitimating authority to which the Senate had to pay heed.

The Romans - being a practical & historically literate people - realised that whatever qualms they may have about a Sulla, Caesar, Augustus, Vespasian etal, each provided a needed order that could impose law & provide justice & thus each was of use to #SPQR

One sees the Roman impulse for Order & Law over other considerations in various continental Romanesque 'Constable', from Charles Martel to General Franco. However, even the Anglos had William Marshall & Oliver Cromwell. TL:DR the Normals will not abide Chaos for long.

Even the worst enemies of Rome - such as Hannibal Barca of Carthage - were praised by the historic promoters of Roman virtues, such as Macchiavelli here, for their realism and proven capacity to keep order in the most trying of circumstances #SPQR

If you want more on Roman Law, see this, if I dare say, informative thread, here: https://twitter.com/GrayConnolly/status/1316959987898458113