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Vespasian (Titus Flavius Domitianus; 9-79) was the ninth Roman Emperor, from 69 to 79.

Biography

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.

Vespasian in ancient sources

Vespasian in Scholarship

Vespasian in Fiction

Related categories

• Roman Emperors (subject)
• Josephus (subject)
• Titus (subject)

External links

• Wikipedia
• Jewish Encyclopedia (1906)