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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 7454391, member: 82616&quot;]Make no mistake, the Jewish War was no small thing to the Flavian regime! It was the dynasty&#039;s calling card which provided the military <i>bona fides</i> for their rule. A victory in the recent Civil War against fellow Romans could not be celebrated, but a victory over a &#039;foreign&#039; foe (never mind the slight of hand that turned Judaea into a foreign nemesis) could be exploited to the hilt. It was the gift that kept on giving for the Flavians. One need only to look at the extensive <i>Judaea Capta</i> coinage for evidence of it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, is it possible that the VICTORIA NAVALIS types were more generic in nature? Of course that could be so (I take a minimalist approach when interpreting these types), but I really find it difficult to explain the broad scale of the issue without some sort of <i>raison d&#039;etre. </i>As bizarre as it seems, the little &#039;battle&#039; on the Sea of Galilee seems quite plausible as the source of the type.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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