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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

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

During a visit to Africa, Vespasian was hit by rioters with turnips, according to the Roman historian Suetonius.

From Washington Post Apr. 29, 2022

Vespasian was one of the great emperors of the early empire.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2020

The ruins which we visit are thus for the most part those of the palace of Vespasian, but from one of its halls we can descend into rooms underneath excavated from the palace of Augustus.

From Walks in Rome by Augustus J. C. Hare

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