Nevertheless, ancient sources allege poverty for the Flavian family at the time of Domitian's upbringing, even claiming Vespasian had fallen into disrepute under the emperors Caligula (37–41) and Nero (54–68).
Namun demikian, sumber-sumber kuno menyatakan kemiskinan keluarga Flavia di masa Domitianus, bahkan menyatakan Vespasian telah jatuh ke dalam hinaan di bawah Kaisar-kaisar Caligula (37–41) dan Nero (54–68).