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| | Vespasian - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | While Vespasian himself was in Egypt securing its grain supply, his troops entered Italy on the northeast under the leadership of M. | | | Some of the philosophers who talked idly of the good old times of the Republic, and thus indirectly encouraged conspiracy, provoked him into reviving the obsolete penal laws against this profession, but only one, Helvidius Priscus, was put to death, and he had affronted the Emperor by studied insults. | | | He also found encouragement in Mucianus, the governor of Syria; and although a strict disciplinarian and reformer of abuses, Vespasian's soldiers were thoroughly devoted to him. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vespasian
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| | Roman Emperors - DIR Vespasian |
| | Alienus Caecina were condemned by Titus for conspiracy, the former committing suicide, the latter executed in A.D. As Suetonius claims, however, in financial matters Vespasian always put revenues to the best possible advantage, regardless of their source. | | | Following the assassination of Gaius on 24 January, A.D. 41, Vespasian advanced rapidly, thanks in large part to the new princeps Claudius, whose favor the Flavians had wisely secured with that of Antonia, the mother of Germanicus, and of Claudius' freedmen, especially Narcissus. | | | By the end of A.D. 51 Vespasian had reached the consulship, the pinnacle of a political career at Rome. |
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http://www.roman-emperors.org/vespasia.htm
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| | JewishEncyclopedia.com - VESPASIAN: |
| | When Vespasian came to Jerusalem he encamped outside the wall and made propositions of peace to the Jews which were rejected. | | | Christian sources further state that Vespasian caused all Jews of the house of David to be executed, and thus instigated a great persecution (Eusebius, "Hist. | | | N., Recension B, § 6, certain Jews in the city communicated treacherously with Vespasian by means of arrows; but this statement confuses Vespasian with Titus, while other passages confound him with Hadrian, or even with Nebuchadnezzar. |
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http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=64&letter=V&search=Vespasian
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| | Flavius Josephus |
| | Vespasian's bid for power is presented in a favorable way; Titus is a valiant warrior whose heroism is matched only by his kindness towards the victims of the war. | | | Vespasian and Titus gave the historian access to the imperial archives and to the logbook of their campaign. | | | This was the moment Vespasian had been hoping for, and Joseph's prophecy came true in July 69. |
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http://www.livius.org/jo-jz/josephus/josephus.htm
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| | Characters: Emperor Vespasian (FalcoPhiles) |
| | Vespasian claimed that forty thousand million sestertii were needed to complete all his projects, to restore the state physically and economically. | | | Vespasian refers to the conspirators on an unsuccessful plot - Marcus Aemilius Lepidus and Gnaeus Lentulus Gaetulicus. | | | A common belief among the Jews of this time was that from Judaea the ruler of the world would emerge. |
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http://www.falcophiles.co.uk/characters/vespasian.html
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| | Vespasian: Gaining Momentum All the Way |
| | Not only did Vespasian have the support of people who had supported previous emperors, but he was aided by the fact that a revolt was going on in Upper Germany by people who wanted to abolish the Roman Empire in favor of a Batavian or Gaulish regime. | | | These two incidents speak to the nature of Vespasian's personality: It invited one to seek allegiance with him. | | | While he was still part of Vitellius' forces, he had been afraid to speak against Vespasian, but had no qualms about insulting Vitellius. |
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http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/3088/vespasian.html
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| | Vespasian, from Lundy, Isle of Avalon by Mystic Realms |
| | It is not impossible, therefore, that the legend of a connection between St. Joseph of Arimathea and a Christian 'Titus' may be founded on truth' from 'The Ancient Secret' p.133 fn.. | | | But, in fact, the claim is not so fantastic as it at first appears. | | | When Joseph expounded the doctrines of the Fall and the Redemption, Vespasian was convinced and delivered the prisoner." - Roger Sherman Loomis, The Grail, From Celtic Myth to Christian Symbol |
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http://www.lundyisleofavalon.co.uk/godsetc/vespasian.htm
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| | PBS: The Roman Empire in the First Century - The Roman Empire |
| | Keith Bradley: Vespasian — an adventurer in politics — was able to found the new, and he held onto power for ten years, against the odds, one might say. | | | For three years, he had been fighting to suppress a local revolt. | | | And when Titus denied it, Vespasian said: "But it comes from piss." |
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http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/empire/empire4a.html
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| | The Campaign of Vespasian / Josephus in Galilee |
| | Also, a distinguished Jewish prisoner of Vespasian's, Josephus by name, insisted that he would soon be released by the very man who had now put him in fetters, and who would then be Emperor. | | | When he had said this, Vespasian at that time did not believe him, supposing that Josephus came up with this as a cunning trick to save himself. | | | Having deserted to Agrippa II, he is accused of setting fire to Greek cities and Vespasian orders him executed; Agrippa does not carry out the order. |
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http://members.aol.com/FlJosephus2/warChronology5.htm
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| | The Histories [of Ancient Rome] by Cornelius Tacitus:book 2 |
| | It was believed that he had written more than once to Otho volunteering his assistance as a party leader, but the offer was disregarded, and he rendered no service in the Othonian campaign. | | | Thereafter he took no part in the civil war, finding a number of excuses for spinning out his journey to Vespasian and in response to the latest news alternately loitering or hurrying forward. | | | Here he set an excellent example by his strong opposition to any bribery of the troops, and this was in itself enough to secure a better army. |
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http://www.ourcivilisation.com/smartboard/shop/tacitusc/histries/chap8.htm
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| | Vespasian |
| | Though the destruction of Jerusalem and the retaliation against the Jews were carried out with unnecessary severity, and restrictions were placed on some of their practices, Jews were excused from Caesar-worship. | | | The Jewish rebellion of AD 67 called for a commander who knew of ways to oust the Jews from their walled cities. | | | Vespasian though had two sons, Titus and Domitian, was of senatorial rank and had held the consulship. |
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http://www.roman-empire.net/emperors/vespasian.html
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| | Vespasian, Roman Imperial Coins of, at WildWinds.com |
| | IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate head right / IVDAEA CAPTA, S C in exergue, Jewess in attitude of mourning, seated left beneath palm tree; to right, captive Jew with hands tied behind back standing left; captured weapons behind. | | | IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG PM TR P COS VII, laureate head right / S-C, Hercules standing front, right hand on club & left on cippus. | | | IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS VII, laureate head right / FORTVNAE AVGVSTI S-C, Fortuna standing left, holding rudder, olive-branch & cornucopiae. |
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http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/vespasian/i.html
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| | VESPASIAN CAESAR |
| | Vespasian was chosen for two main reasons, firstly his considerable military experience and secondly his obscure family background, which Nero believed would keep him from seeking the purple himself; 'for no-one would presume to be emperor who was born of such lowly circumstances?'. | | | For this he was banished not only from Nero's immediate company, but also from any of his public appearances. | | | AD38 scraped in sixth place in his second attempt for the Aedileship. |
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http://www.roman-britain.org/people/vespasian.htm
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| | Romans in Britain - Biography of Vespasian |
| | Mucianus was a Jew, and something of a revolutionary, while Alexander did not have any sons. | | | During this period, Mucianus carried out a programme of executions of all those who opposed the new emperor, including Vitellians' son. | | | This too was a mistake, as he would have been a fine hostage with which to pressurise Vespasian. |
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http://www.romans-in-britain.org.uk/bio_vespasian.htm
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| | Basilides appears, like Philo Judaeus, who lived about the same period, to have been half-Greek, half- Jew, and to have belonged to the celebrated Platonic school of Alexandria. | | | [741] Josephus, the celebrated Jewish historian, who was engaged in these wars, having been taken prisoner, was confined in the dungeon at Jotapata, the castle referred to in the preceding chapter, before which Vespasian was wounded.--De Bell. | | | The prosecution of the war in Britain, which had been suspended for some years, was resumed by Vespasian; and he sent thither Petilius Cerealis, who by his bravery extended the limits of the Roman province. |
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http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/6/3/9/6395/6395.txt
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| | Vespasian: This Empire needed leadership |
| | On December 20, 69 AD Rome fell to forces loyal to Vespasian (who had himself not yet left the East), and Vitellius was murdered by his own troops. | | | The only thing that could really upset the plan was what, in fact, happened. | | | Vespasian followed in his brother's footsteps and eventually surpassed him, holding military commands and getting political appointments from Caligula and Claudius. |
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http://www.mmdtkw.org/VVespasian.html
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| | Titus, Roman Imperial Coins of, at WildWinds.com |
| | T CAES VESPASIAN IMP PON TR POT COS VI, laureate head right / ANNONA AVGVST S-C, Ceres sitting left with corn ears in both hands. | | | IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P COS VIII, laureate head left / IVD -CAP across field, S C in exergue, Jewess in attitude of mourning, seated left beneath palm tree; to right, captive Jew with hands tied behind back standing right, head left; arms around. | | | T CAESAR IMP COS V, radiate head right / FELICITAS PVBLICA S-C, Felicitas standing left with caduceus & cornucopiae. |
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http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/titus/i.html
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| | Vespasian (Catholic Encyclopedia) - BibleWiki |
| | Taking with him his son Titus, Vespasian, in 66, invaded Judea, entering upon the last war in which the Jews were to take part as a nation. | | | Though himself a man of no literary culture, he became the protector of his prisoner of war, the Jewish historian Josephus, a worshipper of the One God, and even permitted him the use of his own family name (Flavius). | | | In the meantime Nero's career had ended in suicide, his successor, Galba, had been killed by Otho, and Otho, in his turn dethroned by partisans of Vitellius, had followed Nero's last example. |
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http://bible.tmtm.com/wiki/Vespasian_(Catholic_Encyclopedia)
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| | Vespasian |
| | Buttrey, T.V. "Vespasian's Consecratio and the Numismatic Evidence" Historia 25 (1976) 449-457 | | | Jones, Christopher P. "Egypt and Judaea under Vespasian" Historia 46.2 (1997) 249-253 | | | Ramage, E.S. "Denigration of Predecessor under Claudius, Galba, and Vespasian" Historia 32 (1983) 201-214 |
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http://www.swan.ac.uk/classics/staff/dg/lectures/remp/vespjart.htm
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| | BBC - History - Vespasian (AD 9-79; Roman emperor AD 69-79) |
| | This did not prevent him, however, from being put in charge of the suppression of the Jewish Revolt (66-70); by 68 most of Judaea was recovered, although Jerusalem remained to be taken. | | | Vespasian's major objectives during his ten-year reign were to restore Rome's finances after Nero's reign (Rome had suffered a major fire in 64, and had been damaged in the struggle against Vitellius); to restore discipline in the army after the civil wars; and to ensure that Titus should succeed him. | | | Vespasian's relations with the senate were on the whole excellent, thanks to his bluff and unassuming character and his parading of his humble origin. |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/vespasian.shtml
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| | Characters: Antonia Caenis (FalcoPhiles) |
| | For although Vespasian killed no one on account of his money, he did spare the lives of many who gave it; and while it was Caenis who received the money, people suspected that Vespasian willingly allowed her to do as she did. | | | The existence of the memorial near her villa supports this, as well as providing proof of the existence of her steward Aglaus and his children. | | | This gave her [Caenis] the greatest influence and she amassed untold wealth, so that it was even thought that he [Vespasian] made money through Caenis herself as his intermediary. |
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http://www.classical-webdesigns.co.uk/falco/characters/caenis.html
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| | Vespasian on Encyclopedia.com |
| | His son Titus, whom he had left to prosecute the Jewish war, destroyed Jerusalem and returned to Rome to enjoy the triumph with his father. | | | The principal external events of Vespasian's reign were the revolt of the Batavii (see Civilis) and the campaigns and administration of Agricola in Britain. | | | The son of a poor family, he made his way in the army by sheer ability. |
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http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/V/Vespasia.asp
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| | Vespasian |
| | Under his leadership the Romans enjoyed much success, though the capital of Jerusalem would continue to hold out. | | | Despite his rise, Vespasian seemingly offended Nero so greatly apparently by either walking out on or falling asleep at one of the emperors many performances, that Vespasian was forced into a state of hiding. | | | Born in AD 9, near the end of the reign of Augustus, Titus Flavius Vespasianus was raised an equestrian in the turbulent political environment of Tiberius' reign. |
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http://www.unrv.com/early-empire/vespasian.php
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| | Temples of Saturn and Vespasian |
| | The temple of Saturn on the left, that of Vespasian on the right. | | | Part of the temple of Vespasian on the right. | | | Temple of Saturn on the left, that of Vespasian on the right. |
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http://www.siba.fi/~kkoskim/rooma/pages/FTSATVES.HTM
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| | Titus |
| | RIC 266 (Vespasian) AE Denarius Obv: IMPTITVSCAESVESPASIANAVGPM - Laureate head right. | | | Titus succeeded Vespasian, his father, when he died. | | | RIC 191a (Vespasian) Denarius Obv: TCAESARIMPVESPASIAN - Laureate head right. |
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http://www.dirtyoldcoins.com/natto/id/titus.htm
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| | Roman Emperors - DIR Titus |
| | Even so, it was Vespasian who remained in charge. | | | Titus was the beneficiary of considerable intelligence and talent, endowments that were carefully cultivated at every step of his career, from his early education to his role under his father's principate. | | | The temple, in which cult (the first that was not connected with the Julio-Claudians) was housed, was completed by Domitian and was known as the Temple of Vespasian and Domitian. |
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http://www.roman-emperors.org/titus.htm
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| | Messianic claimants (14) Vespasian |
| | Sources: Cassius Dio, Roman history 66.1.2-4; Flavius Josephus, Jewish War 3.399-404 and 6.310-315; Suetonius, Life of Vespasian 4.5; Tacitus, Histories 5.13; Zonaras, Epitome 11.16. | | | The majority [of the Jews] were convinced that the ancient scriptures of their priests alluded to the present as the very time when the Orient would triumph and from Judaea would go forth men destined to rule the world. | | | This mysterious prophecy really referred to Vespasian and Titus, but the common people, true to the selfish ambitions of mankind, thought that this exalted destiny was reserved for them, and not even their calamities opened their eyes to the truth. |
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http://www.livius.org/men-mh/messiah/messianic_claimants13.html
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| | Vespasian -- Encyclopædia Britannica |
| | This pause was surprising, and it was accompanied by the fact that at this moment, with his son Titus as intermediary, Vespasian settled certain differences he had had with the neighbouring governor of Syria, Gaius Licinius Mucianus. | | | Bust of Vespasian, found at Ostia; in the Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome. | | | He dated his powers to July 1, when the troops had acclaimed him, thus flouting constitutional precedent and contradicting even the behaviour of his rival Vitellius, who had awaited confirmation by the Senate. |
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http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9075174
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| | Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2001.01.20 |
| | As Levick sensibly argues, Vespasian realized that financial security meant political security. | | | She argues that Vespasian's first requirement was simply to survive and then to prove that the end of a dynasty did not mean the end of a civilized and peaceful way of life. | | | Levick is at her best in the second section of the book where she assesses Vespasian's reign with a critical eye toward the evidence at our disposal and toward modern notions of his success. |
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http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/bmcr/2001/2001-01-20.html
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| | (82) Vespasian |
| | Vespasian was sixty when he became emperor, and in his portraits he looks his age, heavy-set and bald, with a broad, deeply lined forehead, deep creases around his eyes and mouth, and lines ringing his neck. | | | Because he came into power following a period of unrest and because he intended some necessary and unpopular reforms, Vespasian was careful to dissociate himself from his discredited predecessors and to undertake works for the benefit of the Roman public. | | | He was the last of four men acclaimed emperor in the troubled year A.D. 68-69, and with his sons, Titus and Domitian, he founded a new dynasty, the Flavians. |
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| | Flavians - History for Kids! |
| | Vespasian finally left West Asia and sailed to Rome in the spring of 70 AD, when it was safe to travel on the Mediterranean, after the winter storms were over. | | | Domitian was a very different sort of man. He had always felt that his father, Vespasian, liked Titus better, and this feeling made him angry and mean. | | | He even tried to organize revolts against Titus when Titus was emperor. |
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http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/romans/history/flavians.htm
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| | Vespasian - Barbara Levick - Microsoft Reader eBook |
| | Barbara Levick outlines how this able individual gained the necessary military experience and political skills that enabled him to stage his successful bid for empire in AD 69 and go on to consolidate his supremacy and that of his dynasty in the decade that followed. | | | She explores how Vespasian managed to cope with the military, political and economic problems of his reign as well as the solutions to those problems. | | | Vespasian - Barbara Levick - Microsoft Reader eBook |
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| | VESPASIAN COIN PENDANT |
| | He was never ashamed of the fact that he was the son of a common man, unlike all the emperors before him who had come from aristocratic families. | | | When Vespasian became emperor his son Titus replaced him as general in Judea and finally put down the revolt in A.D. 70 with the tragic destruction of the temple in Jerusalem. | | | Later, Nero made him a general and put him in command of an army sent to put down a revolt in Judea. |
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http://www.johnbmcnamara.com/cpr006.htm
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| | Vespasian |
| | The accession of Flavius Vespasian marks the beginning of a period, embracing three reigns, known as the Flavian age (69-96). | | | His only fault was an extravagant love of money, which, however was probably exaggerated by those who compared his parsimonious expenditure, with the lavish extravagance of former emperors. | | | One of the most memorable events of Vespasian's reign was the final termination of the Jewish war and the capture and destruction of Jerusalem and its holy temple. |
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http://latter-rain.com/ltrain/vesp.htm
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| | VESPASIAN |
| | As emperor Vespasian promoted many building projects in Rome, the most famous of which is the colosseum. | | | In the year A.D. 70 Titus put down a fierce Jewish revolt and destroyed Jerusalem. | | | Flavius Vespasianus became the founder of the Flavian dynasty after the civil wars that followed Nero's death in A.D. Vespasian won fame as army commander in Britain and Germany. |
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http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/people_n2/ppersons3_n2/vespasian.html
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| | Vespasian - definition of Vespasian by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia. |
| | This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. | | | Vespasian in a jest, sitting upon the stool; Ut puto deus fio. | | | Emperor of Rome (69-79) who brought prosperity to the empire, reformed the army, was a patron of the arts, and began the building of the Colosseum. |
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http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Vespasian
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| | Vespasian |
| | [Although this coin clearly shows a legend ending in IIII by the time Vespasian's fourth consulate came in the year 74 both the obverse legend and the reverse type had been in disuse. | | | Rev: No legend - Vespasian riding quadriga right, holding branch and scepter. | | | Vespasian was the son of a businessman and tax collector. |
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http://www.dirtyoldcoins.com/natto/id/vespa.htm
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| | Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - page 2 |
| | IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M on obverse, Titus facing right. | | | COS V, She-wolf and twins, ship in exergue. | | | IMP CAES VESP AVG PM COS IIII, Vespasian facing right. |
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| | AYTOKPA OVECPACIANOC [KAICAR CEBAC], Vespasian facing right/ ETOVC· NEOV·IEPOY·A (regnal year 1, what dates the coin to the first year of his rule (69/70 AD), Eagle standing l. | | | AYTOKPA OVECPACIANOC [KAICAR CEBAC], Vespasian facing right/ [ETOVC·] NEOV·IEPOY·I (regnal year 10, what dates the coin to the final year of his rule (78/79 AD), Eagle standing l. | | | KAICA OVECPACIANOC, Vespasian facing right/ ETOVC NEOV IEPOY, Eagle standing l. |
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| | Perseus Lookup Tool |
| | Roman Forum, Temple of Saturn, Temple of Deified Vespasian and Titus: Temple of Saturn (left) and Temple of Deified Vespasian and Titus (right), looking W from in front of Curia [Image] (8.87) | | | Augustan Rostra, Temple of Saturn, Temple of Titus and Vespasian, Roman Forum: View looking NW across Forum Square, with Augustan Rostra (center), Temple of Saturn (left), and Temple of Titus and Vespasian (right) [Image] (7.71) | | | , Temple of Vespasian: View of the Roman Forum from outside the SW corner, on the Clivus Capitolinus above the Portico of the Dei Consentes, at 10:00 am on December 21, AD 400 [QuickTime] (0.90) |
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| | VESPASIAN I |
| | This type was struck in commemoration of the success of Vespasian and his son Titus in quelling the First Jewish Revolt. | | | R534 - Vespasian (A.D. 69-79), Silver Denarius, 3.45g., Rome mint, A.D. 75-79, laureate head of Vespasian right, IMP CAESAR VESPIANVS AVG, rev. | | | R533 - Vespasian (A.D. 69-79), Silver Denarius, 3.48g., Rome mint, A.D. 76, laureate head of Vespasian right, IMP CAESAR VESPIANVS AVG, rev. |
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| | Herschel Vespasian Johnson |
| | You are in: Museum of History >> Hall of North and South Americans >> Herschel Vespasian Johnson | | | JOHNSON, Herschel Vespasian, statesman, born in Burke county, Georgia, 18 September, 1812; died in Jefferson county, Georgia, 16 August, 1880. | | | Any official or affiliated sites that are related to this subject will be hyper linked below upon |
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| | A Silver Denarius of Vespasian (FalcoPhiles) |
| | Finally, Vespasian embarked upon his fourth consulship (consul 4) in AD 72, and it wasn't until AD 74 that he became consul for the 5th time, so we can tell that this coin was probably minted in either AD 72 or 73. | | | In this coin Vespasian is declared Imperator (leader of the army), an honour bestowed for outstanding military service during Republican times, but assumed by the emperors (although Vespasian earned it). | | | A coin is not just a piece of metal that was paid out and bought goods and services. |
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