A military tribune is simply an officer. We are in 57 and he is only 18 years old. It is found ten years later as legate of the fifteenth legion, in Judea. A legate is a superior officer commanding one of the Roman legions. A kind of general, if we want to compare with the existing functions nowadays. He was under the orders of his father who, close to the emperor Claude, had been able to obtain important positions in the Roman Empire.
At the post of legate he had to face the Jewish revolt against the Romans, the first of the three. It is called the "great revolt", it took place between 66 and In parallel Titus will develop diplomacy talents and organizing meetings with Mucian, legate of Syria, Flavien support to the post of legate then to that of emperor when the post became vacant following the death of Nero.
It is essentially this diplomatic action that allowed the arrival of the Flavian dynasty to power, whether with Mucian or other Eastern rulers. In 70 he laid siege to the city of Jerusalem, which he managed to conquer. During the final attack Herod's temple is burned down and the city largely destroyed.
In Rome he was built a triumphal arch that he used on his return to the capital. This monument, known nowadays as the Arch of Titus, is still in good condition, in the center of Rome. From 70 Titus moved to Rome and is associated with the closest to power, positioning himself with his brother at the side of his father. The two brothers received the title of "Prince of Youth", a title given to the children of the emperor since Caesar and which marked their entry into Roman chivalry.
He quickly obtained the tribunitian power, the power granted to the tribunes of the plebs, the imperium military power outside Rome and civil power in Rome , then, in 74, censor in charge of the census. From 70 to 79 he also serves as consuls magistrates. Finally in 72 he became commander of the Praetorian Guard in Rome prefect of the Praetorium.
When his father died in 79 he took over. He enjoyed music and learned to play the harp. He enjoyed the close friendship of Britannicus, the sone of the emperor Claudius , and later had built a handful of statues of his friend after he died of poisoning, many sources say at the instigation of Agrippina, Claudius's wife.
Titus joined the military when he was 18 and served as a military tribune in Britain and Germany. After just a couple of years, he left the army and entered the legal profession.
He married twice: first to Arrecina Tertulla, who died not long after their marriage, and second to Marcia Furnilla. His second marriage ended in divorce after husband and wife took opposing sides during the Piso Conspiracy, a plot in 65 to overthrow the emperor Nero.
Titus returned to the army, joining his father in quelling the Jewish revolt in Judea. When Vespasian left to become emperor, in 69, Titus remained and ended the Jewish revolt, dramatically reducing the opposition by destroying the Temple in Jerusalem. In fact, the Romans pulled down all of the walls in the city except one.
This is known as the Wailing Wall. Titus returned to Rome in 71 and served as his father's right hand, dictating letters, enacting policy, and protecting his father from plots against him. He served as both consul and head of the Praetorian Guard.
When his father died, in 79, Titus became emperor. Like a great many people in the Roman Empire, Titus was greatly saddened by the loss of life caused by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. In 69 AD, Vespasian returned to Rome to assert his claim for the imperial throne, leaving Titus to continue the campaign.
In 70 AD, Jerusalem was sacked, the Jewish temple was destroyed and much of the population killed or dispersed. When Titus returned to Rome, Vespasian groomed him for the succession, sharing his powers with him to an unprecedented degree. Titus succeeded his father in 79 AD, and continued his policies. He enjoyed excellent relations with the Senate and was popular with the people for the lavish games he put on.
The Colosseum was opened in 80 AD.
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