Historical Figure
Vespasian
d. 79
Roman emperor from AD 69 to 79
Late Antiquity
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Key Dates
Death
79 June 23, 79 →Biography
Vespasian was Roman emperor from 69 to 79. The last emperor to reign in the Year of the Four Emperors, he founded the Flavian dynasty, which ruled the empire for 27 years. His fiscal reforms and consolidation of the empire brought political stability and an extensive building program.
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