Vespasian
Americannoun
noun
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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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