#Vespasianus
Sommige vondsten lijken te mooi om waar te zijn. In de jaren ’60 is er in Heesch een hoofd van Vespasianus gevonden, maar er werd aan getwijfeld of deze vondst echt was. Het hoofd is gemaakt van zandsteen en heeft een aantal schadeplekken. www.rmo.nl/collectie/co...
September 18, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Titus Flavius Vespasianus: first named resident of Dorset 👍
March 20, 2025 at 6:23 AM
#OnThisDay - 23 June - in AD 79 Titus Flavius Vespasianus died. My favourite Roman emperor! Suetonius (Vesp. 23) notes that his deathbed joke: "Dear me! I must be turning into a god!" 🏺

Image: RIC 2.1 Vespasian 1125; Münzkabinett Berlin (18219214). Link - numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric....
June 23, 2025 at 9:07 AM
#OnThisDay - 30 December - in AD 39 Titus Flavius Vespasianus was born. The second of the three Flavian emperors of Rome, he would reign only 2 years, 2 months, and 20 days. #AncientBluesky 🏺

Image: RIC 2.1 Titus 184; British Museum (1844,0425.712). Link - numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric....
December 30, 2024 at 9:54 AM
#OnThisDay - 17 November - in AD 9 Titus Flavius Vespasianus (my fave!) was born. As the 'last man standing' at the end of the Long Year that was AD 69, he inaugurated the Flavian Dynasty. #AncientBluesky 🏺

Image: RIC 2.1 Vespasian 515; ANS 1956.184.26. Link - numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric....
November 17, 2024 at 12:40 PM
#OTD 79AD, #Titus Flavius Vespasianus became #Emperor, following the death of his father, #Vespasian.
During his reign the #Colosseum was completed, #Vesuvius erupted & #Trimontium was founded.

Statue of Titus, Vatican Museums, photo credit: Silk
June 24, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Fun fact:
In Paris, public urinals used to be called “vespasiennes”, in honor of the Roman emperor Vespasianus (Vespasian/Vespasien).
February 14, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Los grandes éxitos de Héctor y Titus Flavius Vespasianus
March 11, 2026 at 8:42 PM
#OnThisDay - 17 November - in AD 9 Titus Flavius Vespasianus (my fave!) was born. As 'last man standing' at the end of the Long Year that was AD 69, he inaugurated the Flavian Dynasty. #AncientHistory 🏺

Image: Obverse of RIC 2.1 Vespasian 515; ANS 1956.184.26. Link - numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric....
November 17, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Dit was op zich niet revolutionair. Vroegere keizers hadden dat ook al gedaan (e.g. Vespasianus). Wel nieuw? Vanaf nu werd dit structuree. De komende twee eeuwen gebeurde het nog amper dat slechts één keizer over het gehele Imperium regeerde. Diocletianus maakte immers van een probleem een oplossing
June 24, 2026 at 4:37 PM
#OnThisDay - 30 December - in AD 39 Titus Flavius Vespasianus was born. The second of the three Flavian emperors of Rome, he would reign only 2 years, 2 months, and 20 days (Dio 66.26.4). #AncientHistory🏺

Image: RIC II, Part 1 Titus 32; BnF (IMP-8391). Link - numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric....
December 30, 2025 at 1:40 PM