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Noun: Vespasian  ve'spey-zhee-un
  1. Emperor of Rome and founder of the Flavian dynasty who consolidated Roman rule in Germany and Britain and reformed the army and brought prosperity to the empire; began the construction of the Colosseum (9-79)
    - Titus Flavius Sabinus Vespasianus

Type of: Emperor of Rome, Roman Emperor

Encyclopedia: Vespasian