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.

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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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Example Sentences

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

When Titus and his father, Vespasian, returned to Rome after the Judean war to inaugurate the Flavian dynasty — successor to the Julio-Claudian dynasty that Augustus founded and Nero destroyed — Josephus went with them.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2018

Let into the wall is a black tablet—the Lex Regia, or Senatus-Consultum, conferring imperial powers upon Vespasian, being the very table upon which Rienzi declaimed in favour of the rights of the people.

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