Vespasian

[ ve-spey-zhuhn, -zhee-uhn ]

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noun

Vespasian

/ vɛsˈpeɪʒɪən /

Vespasian979MRomanPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 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

The strict economy of Vespasian was the source of his magnificence.

Victorious campaigns of Vespasian against the rebellious Jews.

He was as much an augury of evil as the brood of ravens that once alighted upon Vespasian's pillar.

My eldest brother was in Calcutta at the time, in command of a vessel called the Vespasian.

He became a personal friend of Vespasian and the constant companion of his son Titus.

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