Causes of Caecina Alienus’ complot
This article describes the events occurred during the reign of Vespasian Flavius (69-79 AD), the founder of a new dynasty of Roman emperors. It focuses on the causes of the second major plot of this period - the conspiracy of Caecina Alienus and Eprius Marcellus in 79 AD. At the beginning of the Vespasian’s reign Helvidius Priscus suffered for his stoic beliefs, but Alienus and Marcellus were guided by other reasons. Apparently, they were motivated primarily personal reasons and the desire for a simple change of the Princeps. The main role in the organization of complot belonged to Caecina, while Eprius Marcellus, probably, should have just become a sponsor of cash distributions for the warriors.