Vespasian

Vespasian was a popular Roman Emperor who served the Roman Empire as a general from the time of Caligula until his reign in 69 AD. He would become emperor for 10 years until 79 AD.

## Titus Flavius Vespasianus

### Relatives

Flavius - Brother Titus - Elder Son

Domitian - Younger Son

## Appearances

### Portrayed by

nobody

Vespasian was the Roman Emperor to 69 AD to 79 AD. He was born in Falacrina, Italy and was from a equestrian family. He fought the Britons, Celts and some Picts in the invasion of Britannia (43AD), commanding Legio II Augusta. He fought the Jews in the First Jewish-Roman War along with his son and future emperor, Titus. However, since the eastern governors were not happy when each emperor died in the Year of the Four Emperors, two governors named Mucianus and Alexander proclaimed Vespasian the emperor against Vitellius. He originally had no wish to be emperor. but after he read a prophecy he discovered he had to become emperor. He easily defeated the fat cunt Vitellius and sent His son Titus to finish defeating the Jews, thus finishing the First Jewish-Roman War.

## In “Unbiased History”

### **“The PAX ROMANA”**

#### **Spoils of War and Coronation**

Vespasian was a great emperor from beginning to end. Vespasian returned from the east and was proclaimed as emperor by the Senate. Soon after that, he visited a temple and witnessed a divine vision. When two plebs came to help him, he accidentally conjured up a healing spell, healing them of their injuries. Vespasian would be proclaimed as yet another divine emperor. While he was working up miracles, his son, Titus, would finish the first Jewish-Roman War. He celebrated Titus’ victory and work, founding the Flavian Dynasty and bringing back Jewish treasures.

#### **Reforming the Economy**

Vespasian wanted to fix the current economical situation. Thanks to Vitellius, the Roman State was in a debt of **40,000,000,000** sesterces. (1 SESTERCII = 2 USD). This amounted to a total of **80,000,000,000** debt today. He introduced the Public Urine Tax, which his son, Titus, didn’t like. He also saw many plebs and patricians bid for a position in the government, exploited monopolies, hunted down corrupt tax collectors and took around 25 - 60% of their money, uncommonly 100% of their assets. He used most of the gold he got from the Jewish-Roman War to build the Flavian Amphitheater, now known as the **COLOSSEVM.** Both his sons would get married, Domitian to Longina, the daughter of Rome’s popular general, Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo and Titus would get married to Marcia, the aunt of a young, soldier recruit named **\*T\*R\*A\*I\*A\*N\*U\*S\***, better known as **TRAJAN**.

#### Shutting down Revolts

A usurper/larper in the name of Julius Sabinus, claims to be a great-grandson of Julius Caesar, helping the Batavians (Batavi) to eliminate two legions and stage an uprising in the whole of Gaul. Vespasian would send his brother-in-law, Quintus Petillius Cerialis to defeat the Batavians. His son Domitian requested to join the battle but his request came too late. He would hang out often with his boomer friends Pliny the Elder, Nerva and Josephus. He would add a Solar Crown to the Colossus of Nero, renaming the statue as COLOSSVS\*SOLIS in honor of Sol.

#### **Late Life and Death**

In the later years of his life, he is diagnosed with a terminal case of severe diarrheas. He ought to die on his feet rather than laying down. After taking a massive liquid and wet shit, the truth dawned on him.

***“Dear me, I think I’m becoming a God...”***

He dies in the hands of his caretakers, which in the video was Nerva, but probably someone else.

## "Trivia"

* Vespasian's presumed prophecy of becoming an emperor is actually from Jewish origin, which itself was assumed to be an attempt to curry favor with Vespasian.
* When some tried to link his lineage to Hercules' companion who was buried at Via Salaria, his place of origin, Vespasian simply laughed out at such exaggeration.
* His chin, along with Titus's, are a different shape than the normal chin, being smaller. This was done by Dovahhatty to distinguish them from others because they were part of a dynasty.