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Vespasian

American  
[ve-spey-zhuhn, -zhee-uhn] / vɛˈspeɪ ʒən, -ʒi ən /

noun

  1. Titus Flavius Sabinus Vespasianus, a.d. 9–79, Roman emperor 70–79.


Vespasian British  
/ vɛsˈpeɪʒɪən /

noun

  1. Latin name Titus Flavius Sabinus Vespasianus. 9–79 ad , Roman emperor (69–79), who consolidated Roman rule, esp in Britain and Germany. He began the building of the Colosseum

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Anthony Hopkins, classing up the joint, plays Emperor Vespasian, who is preparing to die and is considering which of his two sons will succeed him.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2024

But for as long as Anthony Hopkins lasts as the emperor Vespasian, there will be that.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2024

The process of deification had become so routine among later emperors that when the emperor Vespasian was dying, he is reported to have said, “Alas! I think I am becoming a god!”

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

We see this in a manuscript catalogued as Cotton Vespasian D. vi, which is currently held in the British Library in London.

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2022

This temple was pulled down by Nero, who wished to efface the memory of his predecessor, on the pretext that it interfered with his Golden House; but was rebuilt under Vespasian.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

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