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'''Vespasian''' (''Titus Flavius Domitianus''; 9-79) was the ninth Roman Emperor, from 69 to 79. | |||
==Overview== | |||
Vespasian was the first ruler of the Flavian dynasty. He reigned from 69 (after the ''Year of the Four Emperors'') to 79 (followed by [[:Category:Titus (subject)|Titus]]). | |||
====Vespasian and the Jews==== | |||
Vespasian led the Roman army in the initial stages of the Jewish War, crashed the Jewish resistance in Galilee (where he captured Josephus), and besieged Jerusalem. When he became emperor in 69, he left the command to his son Titus, who finished the job, by conquering Jerusalem. According to Eusebius, Vespasian ordered all descendants of the royal line of David to be hunted down, causing the Jews to be persecuted from province to province. What we know from Josephus and Suetonius is that Vespasian eagerly applied to himself the prophecy about a king rising to power "from the sun (=the East)" and received support by influential member of the Herodian family and their allies, such as [[:Category:Berenice (subject)|Berenice]], [[:Category:Herod Agrippa II (subject)|Herod Agrippa II]], [[:Category:Tiberius Alexander (subject)|Tiberius Alexander]], and [[:Category:Josephus (subject)|Josephus]]. | |||
==Vespasian in ancient sources== | |||
==Vespasian in Scholarship== | |||
==Vespasian in Fiction== | |||
==Related categories== | |||
*[[Roman Emperors]] / [[Titus]] | |||
*[[Josephus]] | |||
==External links== | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vespasian Wikipedia] | |||
*[http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=64&letter=V Jewish Encyclopedia (1906)] | |||
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Revision as of 07:43, 17 October 2011
- ANCIENT SOURCES: see Vespasian (sources)
- SCHOLARLY AND FICTIONAL WORKS: see Category:Vespasian (subject)
Vespasian (Titus Flavius Domitianus; 9-79) was the ninth Roman Emperor, from 69 to 79.
Overview
Vespasian was the first ruler of the Flavian dynasty. He reigned from 69 (after the Year of the Four Emperors) to 79 (followed by Titus).
Vespasian and the Jews
Vespasian led the Roman army in the initial stages of the Jewish War, crashed the Jewish resistance in Galilee (where he captured Josephus), and besieged Jerusalem. When he became emperor in 69, he left the command to his son Titus, who finished the job, by conquering Jerusalem. According to Eusebius, Vespasian ordered all descendants of the royal line of David to be hunted down, causing the Jews to be persecuted from province to province. What we know from Josephus and Suetonius is that Vespasian eagerly applied to himself the prophecy about a king rising to power "from the sun (=the East)" and received support by influential member of the Herodian family and their allies, such as Berenice, Herod Agrippa II, Tiberius Alexander, and Josephus.