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Vespasian was a Roman who, in 69 A.D., was hailed as an emperor by Egyption legions. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Vespasian
Encyclopedia BritannicaVespasian | Roman Emperor & Builder of ColosseumVespasian, Latin in full Caesar Vespasianus Augustus, original name Titus Flavius Vespasianus, (born November 17?, ad 9, Reate [Rieti], Latium—died June 24, 79), Roman emperor (ad 69–79) who, though of humble birth, became the founder of the Flavian dynasty after the civil wars that followed Nero’s death in 68. His fiscal reforms and consolidation of the empire generated political stability and a vast Roman building program.
Vespasian was the son of Flavius Sabinus, a Roman knight who had been a tax collector. His mother, Vespasia Polla, also belonged to the equestrian order in society but had a brother who entered