FLAVIUS SABINUS VESPASIANUS See also:

• TITUS
• FLAVIUS SABINUS VESPASIANUS TITUS
• TITUS, THE EPISTLE TO

TITUS  , See also:

• ROMAN

Roman See also:

• EMPEROR (Fr. empereur, from the Lat. imperator)

emperor from A.D . 79-81, son of the emperor See also:

• VESPASIAN

Vespasian, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born on the 3oth of See also:

• DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December A.D . 40 (or 41) . He was educated in the imperial See also:

• COURT
• COURT (from the O. Fr. court, Late Lat. cortis, curtis, a popular form of class. Lat. cohors, gen. cohortis; the mod. Fr. form tour is due to the influence of the Lat. curia, the word used in medieval documents to translate " court " in the feudal sense)
• COURT, ANTOINE (1696-176o)

court, and thoroughly accomplished: he could speak See also:

• GREEK
• GREEK, ETRUSCAN AND

Greek fluently and compose verses; he was a proficient in See also:

• MUSIC

music; he could write shorthand, and imitate See also:

• HANDWRITING

handwriting so skilfully that he used to say that he might have been a most successful forger . He was handsome and commanding, and had a vigorous See also:

• FRAME

frame, well trained in all the exercises of a soldier . As a See also:

• YOUNG
• YOUNG, A
• YOUNG, ARTHUR (1741-1820)
• YOUNG, BRIGHAM (1801-1877)
• YOUNG, CHARLES MAYNE (1777–1856)
• YOUNG, EDWARD (1683–1765)
• YOUNG, JAMES (1811-1883)
• YOUNG, THOMAS (1773-1829)

young See also:

• MAN
• MAN, ISLE OF (anc. Mona)

man he served with See also:

• CREDIT (Lat. credere, to believe)

credit in See also:

• GERMANY
• GERMANY (Ger. Deutschland)

Germany and in See also:

• BRITAIN (Gr. Hperavuml vi7vot, Bperravia; Lat. Britannia, rarely Britannia)

Britain . Soon he had the command of a See also:

• LEGION (Lat. legio)

legion, and joined his See also:

• FATHER

father in See also:

• SYRIA

Syria, where he took an active See also:

• PART

part in the Jewish See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

War . In 68 he was sent by his father to congratulate the newly proclaimed emperor, See also:

• GALBA, SERVIUS SULPICIUS

Galba; but, See also:

• HEARING (formed from the verb " to hear," O. Eng. hyran, heron, &c., a common Teutonic verb; cf. Ger. Koren, Dutch hooren, &c.; the O. Tent. form is seen in Goth. hausjan; the initial h makes any connexion with " ear," Lat. audire, or Gr. &Kobew very doub

hearing of Galba's See also:

• DEATH

death and of the See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general confusion in the Roman See also:

• WORLD

world, he returned to See also:

• PALESTINE

Palestine, having in the mean-See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time consulted the See also:

• ORACLE (Lat. oraculum, from ora' to pray; the corresponding Greek word is uavreiov or Xpnuri7pwov)

oracle of the Paphian See also:

• VENUS

Venus and received a favourable See also:

• ANSWER (derived from and, against, and the same root as swear)

answer . In the following See also:

• YEAR

year Vespasian, having been proclaimed emperor, returned to See also:

• ITALY
• ITALY (Italia)

Italy, and See also:

• LEFT

left See also:

• TITUS
• TITUS, FLAVIUS SABINUS VESPASIANUS
• TITUS, THE EPISTLE TO

Titus to carry on the See also:

• SIEGE (0. Fr. sege, siege, mod. siege, seat, ultimately from sedere, to sit, cf. Class. Lat. obsidium, a siege)

siege of See also:

• JERUSALEM (Heb. ^S0-r, Yerushalaim, pronounced as a dual)
• JERUSALEM, SYNOD OF (1672)

Jerusalem, which was captured on the 8th of See also:

• SEPTEMBER (Lat. septem, seven)

September 70 . On his return to See also:

• ROME
• ROME (Roma)

Rome, Titus and his father celebrated a magnificent See also:

• TRIUMPH (triumphus)

triumph, which has been immortalized by the so-called See also:

• ARCH
• ARCH, JOSEPH (1826– )

Arch of Titus . He was now formally associated with his father in the See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government, with the See also:

• TITLE (0. Fr. title, mod. titre, from Lat. titulus)

title of See also:

• CAESAR, GAIUS JULIUS (102—44 B.c.)
• CAESAR, SIR JULIUS (1557-1558-1636)

Caesar, and during the nine remaining years of Vespasian's reign he was in fact emperor . He was anything but popular; he had the See also:

• CHARACTER (Gr. xapareri7p, from xap&crew, to scratch)

character of being profligate and cruel .

His connexion with See also:

• BERENICE
• BERENICE, or BERNICE

Berenice, the See also:

• SISTER

sister of the See also:

• AGRIPPA
• AGRIPPA, HEROD, I
• AGRIPPA, HEROD, II
• AGRIPPA, MARCUS VIPSANIUS

Agrippa of the Acts of the Apostles, also created a See also:

• SCANDAL

scandal; both See also:

• BROTHER

brother and sister followed Titus to Rome, and were allowed to reside in the imperial See also:

• PALACE (Lat. Palatium, the name given by Augustus to his residence on the Palatine Hill)

palace . Public See also:

• OPINION (Lat. opinio, from opinari, to think)

opinion was outraged, and Titus, though he had promised Berenice See also:

• MARRIAGE

marriage, See also:

• FELT (cognate with Ger. Filz, Du. vilt, Swed. and Dan. fill; the root is unknown; the word has given Med. Lat. filtrum, " filter ")

felt obliged to send her back to the See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

East . Vespasian died in 79, leaving his son a safe See also:

• THRONE

throne and a well-filled See also:

• TREASURY

treasury . The forebodings of the See also:

• PEOPLE

people were agreeably disappointed, for Titus put an end to prosecutions for high See also:

• TREASON (Fr. trahison, Lat. traditio)

treason, and the delatores (informers) were scourged and expelled from the See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city . He assumed the See also:

• OFFICE (from Lat. officium, " duty," " service," a shortened form of opifacium, from facere, " to do," and either the stem of opes, " wealth," " aid," or opus, " work ")

office of See also:

• PONTIFEX

pontifex See also:

• MAXIMUS
• MAXIMUS, ST (c. 58o-662)

maximus, in See also:

• ORDER
• ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
• ORDER, HOLY

order that he might keep his hands See also:

• FREE

free from See also:

• BLOOD

blood . He forgave his brother See also:

• DOMITIAN (Thus FLAVIUS DOMITIANUS)

Domitian, who more than once plotted against his See also:

• LIFE

life, and having let a See also:

• DAY (O. Eng. dreg, Ger. Tag; according to the New English Dictionary, " in no way related to the Lat. dies")
• DAY, JOHN (1574-1640?)
• DAY, THOMAS (1748-1789)

day pass without bestowing a See also:

• PRESENT

present, he exclaimed, " I have lost a day." Titus, like his father, spent See also:

• MONEY

money in adding to the magnificence of Rome . The See also:

• FLAVIAN (d. 449)

Flavian See also:

• AMPHITHEATRE (Gr. 441, around, and O&arpov, a place for spectators)

amphitheatre (later called the Colosseum) was completed and dedicated in his reign, with combats of See also:

• GLADIATORS (from Lat. gladius, sword)

gladiators, shows of See also:

• WILD, JONATHAN (c. 1682-1725)

wild beasts, and representations of some of the See also:

• GREAT

great Greek See also:

• NAVAL

naval battles . He gave the city splendid See also:

• BATHS

baths, which surpassed those of Agrippa and of See also:

• NERO (37-68)

Nero, and supplied the See also:

• MOB

mob with every See also:

• KIND (O. E. ge-cynde, from the same root as is seen in " kin," supra)

kind of luxury . During his reign, in 79, occurred the eruption of See also:

• VESUVIUS (also Vesevus in ancient poets)

Vesuvius which destroyed See also:

• HERCULANEUM

Herculaneum and See also:

• POMPEII

Pompeii . The emperor visited the scenes and contributed liberally to the See also:

• RELIEF

relief of the distressed inhabitants . During his See also:

• ABSENCE (Lat. absentia)

absence a See also:

• FIRE (in O. Eng. f j'r; the word is common to West German languages, cf. Dutch vuur, Ger. Feuer; the pre-Teutonic form is seen in Sanskrit pu, pavaka, and Gr. irup; the ultimate origin is usually taken to be a root meaning to purify, cf. Lat. purus)

fire raged for three days at Rome, in which the new See also:

• TEMPLE
• TEMPLE, FREDERICK (1821-1902)
• TEMPLE, RICHARD
• TEMPLE, SIR RICHARD, BART
• TEMPLE, SIR WILLIAM, BART

temple of See also:

• JUPITER

Jupiter Capitolinus, the library of See also:

• AUGUSTUS (a name 1 derived from Lat. augeo, increase, i.e. venerable, majestic, Gr. Ee0avr6s)

Augustus, and other public buildings were burnt; then followed a pestilence, and Titus again assisted freely with his See also:

• PURSE (Late Lat. bursa, adapted from Gr. Gupta, hide, skin; possibly O. Eng. pusa, bag, has influenced the change from b to p)

purse . Italy and the Roman world were peaceful during his reign .

The only fighting was in Britain under See also:

• AGRICOLA (originally SCHNEIDER, then SCHNITTER), JOHANNES (1494-1566)
• AGRICOLA (the Latinized form of the name BAUER), GEORG (1490-1555)
• AGRICOLA, CHRISTOPH LUDWIG (1667-1719)
• AGRICOLA, GNAEUS JULIUS (A.D. 37-93)
• AGRICOLA, JOHANN FRIEDRICH (1720-1774)
• AGRICOLA, MARTIN (c. 1500-1556)
• AGRICOLA, RODOLPHUS (properly ROELOF HUYSMANN) (1443-1485)

Agricola, who in the year 8o carried the Roman arms as far as the See also:

• TAY
• TAY, LOCH

Tay . Titus died on the 13th of September 81 . The See also:

• VERDICT (O. Fr. verdit, Lat. vere dictum, truly said, used in Late Latin in one word with its present significance)

verdict of See also:

• HISTORY

history is favourable to him, but the general feeling throughout the Roman world was that he had been fortunate in the briefness of his reign . See Suetonius, Titus: Dio See also:

• CASSIUS
• CASSIUS, AVIDIUS (d. A.D. 175)
• CASSIUS, GAIUS

Cassius lxvi . 18-26; C . See also:

• BEALE, DOROTHEA (1831-1906)

Beale, Titus et sa dynastie (187o) ; L . See also:

• DOUBLE
• DOUBLE (from the Mid. Eng. duble, the form which gives the present pronunciation, through the Old Er. duble, from Lat. duplus, twice as much)

Double, L'Empereur Titus (1877) ; See also:

• MERIVALE, CHARLES (1808-1893)
• MERIVALE, HERMAN (1806-1874)

Merivale, Hist. of the See also:

• ROMANS
• ROMANS, EPISTLE TO THE

Romans under the See also:

• EMPIRE

Empire (ch . 6o) ; H . See also:

• SCHILLER, JOHANN CHRISTOPH FRIEDRICH VON (1759-18o5)

Schiller, Geschichte der romischen Kaiserzeit, i. pt . 2 .