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Vespasian
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Vespasian. Roman emperor ad 69–79. Titus Flavius Vespasianus was born in ad 9 at Reate in Sabine country. In 43 as legate of
legio II Augusta he took part in the invasion of Britain, distinguishing himself at the
Medway battle and going on to reduce the south-west, defeating two powerful tribes and reducing twenty hill-forts. For these services he was awarded the
ornamenta triumphalia. Late in 66 he was appointed to command the suppression of the Jewish revolt and was proclaimed emperor in 69 following Nero's suicide. Vespasian was the ultimate victor of the ‘Year of the Four Emperors’, founding the Flavian dynasty. His financial prudence corrected the profligacies of Nero and allowed him to build the Temple of Peace and the Colosseum in Rome. In Britain the advance north was resumed under his kinsman by marriage,
Petillius Cerialis.
Alan Simon Esmonde Cleary
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Presidio Reinsurance Group Acquires Vespasian Management Ltd.
Business Wire; 5/6/2008; 679 words
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PR Newswire; 12/5/2005; 669 words
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Archaeologists find Roman emperor Vespasian's villa.
News Wire article from: Asian News International; 8/7/2009; 700+ words
; ...found the summer villa of Roman Emperor Vespasian in the Sabine hill country northeast...the tumultuous reign of Emporer Nero. Vespasian changed the face of Rome by launching...is not only located near the place of Vespasian's birth at Falacrinae (Vicus Phalacrinae...
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A colossal lesson in stadium-building Bob Kraft and his gladiators could learn from Vespasian: Make it grand and make it to last
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 6/2/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...came a brief civil war, and Flavius Vespasian, a general of common lineage, was made...raised taxes to shore up the treasury, Vespasian had an image to polish. He decided to...Rome's Broadway. Ever the populist, Vespasian had a shrewd idea: Build an amphitheater...
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The 'Opicius' poems (British Library, Cotton Vespasian B. iv) and the humanist anti-literature in early Tudor England.(Critical Essay)
Magazine article from: Renaissance Quarterly; 9/22/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Opicius," in a careful copy, now shelf-marked Cotton Vespasian B.iv -- is that, in addition to the kinds of expenditure...was staged. 1. THE MANUSCRIPT: BRITISH LIBRARY, COTTON VESPASIAN B.IV It is a slender object, now in the British Library...
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The N-Town Play: Cotton MS Vespasian D.8.
Magazine article from: Medium Aevum; 3/22/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...Press for the EETS, 1991). lvii + 661 pp. ISBN 019-722411-3; 019-722412-1. 45.00[pounds]. |BL MS Cotton Vespasian D.8 contains one of the four surviving English mystery play cycles, a composite and in many ways unique dramatic collection...
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Rome exhibition focuses on emperor's public works
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 3/27/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...from the birth of its founder, Emperor Vespasian, who launched a major public works program...most ambitious and best-preserved of Vespasian's building projects. He was a builder...three successive rulers within one year. Vespasian left the siege of Jerusalem to his son...
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Allied World Assurance Holdings, Ltd Widens Involvement in Accident and Health Arena.
PR Newswire; 7/6/2004; 700+ words
; ...AWAC"), has entered into an agreement with Vespasian Management Limited ("Vespasian"), a London-based accident and health reinsurance specialist, under which Vespasian will provide strategic support to AWAC in the...
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Unearthed villa linked to Roman emperor
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 8/8/2009; ; 489 words
; ...villa believed to be the birthplace of Vespasian, the Roman emperor who built the Colosseum...an ancient village called Falacrine, Vespasian's hometown. Even though there are...and luxury make it likely that it was Vespasian's birthplace, Coarelli said. "This...
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Birthplace of Roman emperor found in Italy
News Wire article from: AP Online; 8/7/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...villa believed to be the birthplace of Vespasian, the Roman emperor who built the Colosseum...an ancient village called Falacrine, Vespasian's hometown. Even though there are...location and luxury make it likely it was Vespasian's birthplace, Coarelli said. This...
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Vespasian
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Vespasian The Roman emperor Vespasian (9-79) was the founder of the Flavian dynasty, which marked...x2014; participation in the leadership of the Roman Empire. Vespasian, whose full Latin name was Titus Flavius Vespasianus, was born...
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Herschel Vespasian Johnson
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Herschel Vespasian Johnson 1812-80, U.S. political leader, b. Burke co., Ga. Admitted to the bar in 1834, he filled (1848-49) an unexpired...
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Titus Flavius Vespasianus
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...died, and a new dynasty (that of Vespasian) had to establish itself by means of...that of the Jews. Titus was the son of Vespasian, a rising official in the imperial service...the emperor Claudius I (41-54). Vespasian became one of Claudius's leading generals...
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Aulus Vitellius
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...incompetence. When his rival in the East, Vespasian , moved into Italy, Vitellius quickly...at Cremona, and Vitellius fought with Vespasian's brother, Flavius Sabinus, in Rome. When Vespasian's troops entered Rome, Vitellius was...
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Johanan ben Zakkai
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...outside the city, Johanan went to see Vespasian and asked the Roman general to spare...Talmudic tradition, Johanan predicted to Vespasian that he would soon be chosen emperor, and when this came true, Vespasian granted the rabbi his requests. This...
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