title: On Evaluating the Reasons for the Revolt of Antonius Saturninus
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metadata.value: Parfenov, Victor N.
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metadata.name: dc.date.accessioned
metadata.value: 2018-09-21T10:42:52Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.available
metadata.value: 2018-09-21T10:42:52Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2018-09
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metadata.name: dc.identifier.citation
metadata.value: Parfenov V. N. On Evaluating the Reasons for the Revolt of Antonius Saturninus. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. History, 2018, vol. 63, issue 3, pp. 845–857.
metadata.lang: en_GB
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metadata.value: 10.21638/11701/spbu02.2018.311
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/14918
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metadata.name: dc.description.abstract
metadata.value: The article examines the reasons for the military mutiny led by the governor of Upper Germany,
  Lucius Antonius Saturninus, against the Emperor Domitian at the beginning of 89 AD. It
  is argued that the rebellion came as a complete surprise to the princeps, since there were no
  evident reasons for the outbreak of the riot. The article points out the extreme tendentiousness
  of ancient sources, which reflected the official version of this event and the purposeful
  defamation of the rebel commander post factum. The author comes to the conclusion that if
  the personal reasons that caused Saturninus to lead the mutiny existed, then they played a
  secondary role. His troops opposed the emperor mainly because of the dissatisfaction of soldiers
  and officers with the end of the Roman conquests in Germany and Domitian’s intention
  to send them to a difficult and dangerous war in the Danube area. The rebellion was defeated
  primarily because, contrary to the year 69, there was no crisis of power in the Roman Empire,
  Domitian’s position as the head of the state was indisputable, and his popularity among the
  greater part of the army was stable. Therefore, the uprising of the troops of Upper Germany
  was of a local nature, it found no support in the armies of the neighboring provinces, and was
  quickly suppressed by Saturninus’ colleague, the Legate of Lower Germany, Lappius Maximus.
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.language.iso
metadata.value: ru
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.relation.ispartofseries
metadata.value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. History;Volume 63; Issue 3
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Emperor Domitian
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Antonius Saturninus
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Upper Germany
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: legions
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: revolt
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: On Evaluating the Reasons for the Revolt of Antonius Saturninus
metadata.lang: en_GB
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metadata.value: Article
metadata.lang: en_GB
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