Talk:Vespasian

message: The article says: "originally known as Titus Flavius Vespasianus". But Titus Flavius Vespasianus redirects to Titus, not to Vespasian. Please clarify, disambig or error. mikka (t) 21:14, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: They both had the same name. I've disambig'd it. --Nicknack009 21:31, 19 July 2005 (UTC)

text: In Latin there's precious little difference between a name and a title, especially for Roman Emperors ("Augustus" and "Caesar" are good examples of this).  Lots of emperors used the words that we think of as their titles, including "Imperator", as names.  Binabik80 17:46, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Name

message: This page links to the disambiguation page Corn, but I'm not sure which sense is intended.  Can you help?  Thanks. — Pekinensis 15:11, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I changed the word to "grain" since it obviously wasn't referring to maize. siafu 15:20, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: But might it not be referring more specifically to wheat? — Pekinensis 15:44, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: It might.  Unfortunately, I don't know for sure, so I put "grain" which can't fail to be accurate, if imprecise.  If you do know it to be wheat, by all means change it. siafu 15:47, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Of course this is fine if we don't know, but I'd imagined I was addressing the original author and that they would know what they had meant.  Perhaps that person is gone now.  Thanks — Pekinensis 22:49, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Corn 

message: On the urinal page there is a note about Vespasian:
Parisians referred [their street urinals] as vespasiennes, the name being derived from that of the Roman Emperor Vespasian, who imposed a tax on urine.
Is this true, or just an another misunderstanding like Caligula and the horse? 
Talamus 00:54, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Well there were privately operated public toilets in Rome a couple of centuries before Vespasian.  You had to pay to use them, though.  Binabik80 17:47, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vespasian tax on urine 

message: Well perhaps a fitting irony of "vandalism" here. It is claimed that Vespasian dies of a bad case of diarrhea, stands, and says "Shit. I am already becoming a god!" [28]. The source text claims he came down with the gout, a fever, and simply said: "I am already becoming a god!", and not "Shit. I am already becoming a god!". Mikecnn (talk) 15:05, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I think a better translation might be "Oh dear! I think I'm becoming a god" I'll see if I can find some sources for various translations. Fainites barleyscribs 22:24, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Vandalism?

message: Anyone knows the etymology of the names Vespasia\Vespasian? Does it simply come from vespa (wasp)? --Codrin.B (talk) 22:34, 24 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Etymology for Vespasia\Vespasian 

message: The paragraph about Vespasian's older brother refers to his career in the 30s & 40s (working with Caligula), but the link to Titus Flavius Sabinus has him first mentioned in 45 and then active in the 40s and 50s (working with Nero). Can anyone resolve this apparent inconsistency - or am I just very confused?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.66.238.27 (talk) 17:12, 20 December 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Titus Flavius Sabinus 

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message: Do we know where he was buried (beyond "Rome"). He's not listed as one of the occupants of the mausoleum of Augustus.Furius (talk) 01:10, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Burial 

message: This article contains a contradiction in regards to Vespasian's early career and the years he was aedile and praetor. In "Early life", it says  However, in "Military and political career / Early career", it says  (bolding added). Egsan Bacon (talk) 21:46, 20 April 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vespasian's early political offices 

message: Unless it’s a problem at my end, it appears that the majority of content on this page has disappeared. This seems to follow from an extensive series of edits by user “Cote D’azur”. FreddieRainbow (talk) 12:45, 17 July 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: What content do you think has disappeared?  All I can see in the recent changes you refer to is an argument between two editors on whether to use CE or AD? Chewings72 (talk) 13:19, 17 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Content gone 

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message: Last par of the "Year of the 4 emperors" section:
"As Pharaonic precedent demanded, Vespasian demonstrated his divine election by the traditional methods of spitting on and trampling a blind and crippled man, thereby miraculously healing him. (This Egyptian tradition of healing is related to the healing the man blind from birth, one of the miracles of Jesus of Nazareth.)[24]: 14 "
How is the tradition related to this miracle? Jesus had only died around 33 years earlier. The first gospel was written by a dying Mark around this time, in Egypt granted. How had the religion/sect become so entwined into Egyptian culture?
If the relationship is that they both involve healing blind men this is so vague as to be irrelevant and presumably an attempt to shoehorn Jesus into the article.
Sorry im being lazy not researching myself or editing, but first time commenter and I don't have proof, just  seems ridiculous. 81.107.156.207 (talk) 03:25, 5 March 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for this. The claim does sound dubious and I'm not sure how relevant it is in any case. The text was added in January 2021 by , who can perhaps shed some light on the matter? Furius (talk) 05:18, 5 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Connection between Christianity and Pharaonic enthroning traditions?