Vespasian

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1st-century Roman person Roman emperor human

Vespasian was a 1st-century Roman emperor best known for restoring stability after Nero’s reign and initiating major building projects such as the Colosseum.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Titus Flavius Vespasianus	5
Emperor Vespasian	3
Tito Flavio Vespasiano	1
Vespasianus	1

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	1st-century Roman person ⓘ Roman emperor ⓘ human ⓘ
birthDate	9 November 9 ⓘ
birthName	Vespasian self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Titus Flavius Vespasianus
birthPlace	Falacrinae ⓘ Italy ⓘ near Reate ⓘ
buildingProject	Colosseum ⓘ Temple of Peace ⓘ restoration of the Capitoline Hill ⓘ
burialPlace	Rome ⓘ Tomb of the Flavians ⓘ
cameToPowerDuring	Year of the Four Emperors ⓘ
causeOfDeath	illness ⓘ
child	Domitian ⓘ Domitilla the Elder ⓘ surface form: Domitilla the Younger Titus ⓘ
cognomen	Vespasian self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Vespasianus
commanded	Roman legions in Judaea ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Roman Empire ⓘ
currencyReform	introduction of the tax on public urinals (vectigal urinae) ⓘ
deathDate	23 June 79 ⓘ
deathPlace	Italy ⓘ Lazio ⓘ Rieti ⓘ
dynastyFounded	Flavian dynasty ⓘ
era	Roman Empire ⓘ surface form: Principate
ethnicGroup	Roman ⓘ
familyName	Flavius ⓘ
famousQuotation	I think I am becoming a god ⓘ Vae, puto deus fio ⓘ
father	Titus Flavius Sabinus (father of Vespasian) ⓘ
fullName	Vespasian self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Titus Flavius Vespasianus
givenName	Titus ⓘ
knownFor	fiscal and tax reforms in the Roman Empire ⓘ founding the Flavian dynasty ⓘ military success in the Roman–Jewish War ⓘ restoring stability after the reign of Nero ⓘ
languageSpoken	Latin ⓘ
memberOf	Flavian dynasty ⓘ
militaryConflict	Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ surface form: Great Jewish Revolt Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ surface form: Roman–Jewish War
militaryRank	general ⓘ
mother	Vespasia Polla ⓘ
notableWork	initiation of the construction of the Colosseum ⓘ
positionHeld	Roman emperor ⓘ consul of the Roman Empire ⓘ
predecessor	Vitellius ⓘ
reignEnd	79 ⓘ
reignStart	69 ⓘ
religion	Roman paganism ⓘ
residence	Rome ⓘ
spouse	Domitilla the Elder ⓘ
succeeded	stabilizing the Roman Empire after civil war ⓘ
successor	Titus ⓘ

Referenced by (44)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Roman destruction of the Second Temple → associatedRuler → Vespasian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Emperor Vespasian

Titus → birthName → Vespasian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Titus Flavius Vespasianus

Vespasian → birthName → Vespasian self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Titus Flavius Vespasianus

Falacrinae → birthplaceOf → Vespasian ⓘ

Temple of Peace → builtUnder → Vespasian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Emperor Vespasian

Colosseum → builtUnderEmperor → Vespasian ⓘ

Tomb of the Flavians → burialPlaceOf → Vespasian ⓘ

Titus Flavius Sabinus (father of Vespasian) → child → Vespasian ⓘ

Vespasia Polla → child → Vespasian ⓘ

Vespasian → cognomen → Vespasian self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vespasianus

Jewish–Roman wars → commandedBy → Vespasian ⓘ

Galilean campaign of Vespasian → commander → Vespasian ⓘ

Roman destruction of the Second Temple → commander → Vespasian ⓘ

Temple of Peace → commissionedBy → Vespasian ⓘ

Josephus’s work "The Jewish War" → commissionedBy → Vespasian ⓘ

subject surface form: The Jewish War

Josephus’s work "The Jewish War" → dedicatedTo → Vespasian ⓘ

subject surface form: The Jewish War

Titus → father → Vespasian ⓘ

Flavian dynasty → foundedBy → Vespasian ⓘ

Year of the Four Emperors → fourthEmperor → Vespasian ⓘ

Vespasian → fullName → Vespasian self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Titus Flavius Vespasianus

Year of the Four Emperors → hasEmperor → Vespasian ⓘ

Flavian dynasty → hasMember → Vespasian ⓘ

Tomb of the Flavians → hasMonarchBuried → Vespasian ⓘ

Tomb of the Flavians → hasNotablePersonBuried → Vespasian ⓘ

Vespasia Polla → motherOf → Vespasian ⓘ

Titus → nameInItalian → Vespasian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tito Flavio Vespasiano

Titus → nameInLatin → Vespasian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Titus Flavius Vespasianus

Galilean campaign of Vespasian → namedAfter → Vespasian ⓘ

Year of the Four Emperors → notableCommander → Vespasian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Titus Flavius Vespasianus

Roman Empire → notableEmperor → Vespasian ⓘ

Flavian dynasty → notableRuler → Vespasian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Emperor Vespasian

Simon bar Giora → opponent → Vespasian ⓘ

Vitellius → opponent → Vespasian ⓘ

Flavius Josephus → patron → Vespasian ⓘ

Roman emperors → positionHeldBy → Vespasian ⓘ

Titus → predecessor → Vespasian ⓘ

Domitilla the Elder → relative → Vespasian ⓘ

Domitilla the Elder → spouse → Vespasian ⓘ

Domitilla the Elder → spouseOf → Vespasian ⓘ

Vitellius → successor → Vespasian ⓘ

Domus Aurea → suppressedBy → Vespasian ⓘ

Flavius Josephus → surrenderedTo → Vespasian ⓘ

Suetonius → wroteAbout → Vespasian ⓘ

Tacitus → wroteAbout → Vespasian ⓘ