Vespasian Full Name Titus FlaviusVespasianus Quotes

     AD 9 - 79

Roman  Emperor,  commander  of  the  legions  in  the  East  when Nero  was  deposed.  He  was  proclaimed emperor  by  his  troops in  Alexandria,  and  after  defeating  his  rival  Vitellius  (AD  69) reached  Rome   and  restored  order.   He  began  an  ambitious building  programme,  including  the  Colosseum,  and extended and consolidated the Empire.

Pecunia non olet. Money does not smell.

Attributed. His sonTitus had objected to a tax on the contents of the city's urinals (used by fullers).Vespasian held a coin toTitus's nose, asking him whether it smelled.WhenTitus said no he replied'Atqui e lotio est' ('And yet, it comes from urine'). Quoted in SuetoniusVespasian, 23.

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Vae, puto deus fio. Dear me, I must be turning into a god.

Vespasian Full Name Titus FlaviusVespasianus
— AD 79  Attributed last words. Quoted in SuetoniusVespasian, 23 (translated by Robert Graves,1967).

Tags: Vae, puto, deus, fio, me, turning, god

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