Vespasian

[ ve-spey-zhuh n, -zhee-uh n ]

/ vɛˈspeɪ ʒən, -ʒi ən /

noun

Titus Flavius Sabinus Vespasianus,a.d. 9–79, Roman emperor 70–79.

Example sentences from the Web for vespasian

The governor, Bassus, sent by Vespasian to Juda, was commanded to take them.

History of the Jews, Vol. II (of 6) |Heinrich Graetz
Antonius opposed the fury of his men, and sent him under escort to Vespasian.

The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume II (of X) - Rome |Various
Vespasian made it a colony and called it Flavia: the old name, however, persisted, and still survives as Kaisarieh.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 |Various
A high flight of steps leads up into the chambers from the archway now walled up at the back of the Temple of Vespasian.

Old Rome |Robert Burn

Vespasian started from Greece in the winter season,285 and commenced his preparations for the campaign in Ptolemais.

History of the Jews, Vol. II (of 6) |Heinrich Graetz

British Dictionary definitions for vespasian

Vespasian

/ (vɛsˈpeɪʒɪən) /

noun

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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