Vespasian at 2,000

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Vespasian at 2,000

Historical Thread ₁ Featured November 17 , 2009

Vespasianus Caesar
Birthday Celebration
November 17, 2009

Vespasianus
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Titus Flavius Vespasianus was born in Falacrina, a small town east of Reate in Sabinium on November 17, 9 A.D. Sixty years later, he became emperor of Rome after a year of civil war. As emperor, Vespasianus restored the empire’s stability and inaugurated an era of economic prosperity and civic development that lasted for nearly a century.

The curators of the Vespasianus Monument invite you join the festivities marking the 2,000th anniversary of the birth of this notable Roman. Our celebration includes games and activities, articles and biographical sketches, and a few places to visit. We hope you will enjoy the variety of contributions in the links provided below. Visitors are also welcome to post thoughts and comments on Vespasian’s birthday in this thread.

Vespasian’s Second Millenium Anniversary

Biography

Vespasian’s Cursus Honorum

For biographical perspective, the Vespasianus Monument’s ongoing project is a good place to read about Vespasian’s place in history.

The Life of Vespasian

Places related to Vespasian at AncientWorlds include: the urbs of Reate, Forum Asinarium, Horti Sallustiani, Arcus Claudii, Templum Gentis Flaviae, and the Amphitheatrum Flavium.

Articles and Exhibits

Vespasian’s birth is being recognized with several exhibitions in Italy this year, including a major event at the Colosseum, more properly known as the Amphitheatrum Flavium. Our own Roman scribe Mauricius Fabius attended the exhibition and has prepared a perspective on the visit.

Read the article by Mauricius Fabius

The following links provide more information about the Vespasian commemorations in Italy.
Rome’s tourism website · The Independent (U.K.) · La Repubblica (Rome, in Italian) · Rogue Classicism blog · Mary Beard’s review in The Daily Telegraph · ABC News · Sabina Mater · Italy Shire · Roman Forum blog · Rome Rentals

Games for Caesar

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“Vespasianus” Acrostic Puzzle
“Pecunia non olet” Hidden Object Puzzle
“Amphitheatrum Flavium” Hidden Object Puzzle
“Hail to the Chief” Hidden Object Puzzle
“Io, Triumphe!” I Spy Puzzle
“Vespasian Slept Here” Word Search Puzzle
(puzzles by Senex Caecilius)
“The Vespasian Birthday” Crossword Puzzle
(by Mauricius Fabius)

The People Speak

Grafitti on Vespasian’s Birthday
(hosted by Xtreemli Curius)
Souvenirs
Birthday Thread Guestbook

And the answer to that birthday riddle? Take a look at the center-right image of this page’s masthead, then open this link and read the description.

Images: Victoria holding wreath and palm, standing on a cista mystica between two serpents, from an aureus of Vespasian, 75 A.D.; digitally edited from an image at WildWinds. Bust of Vespasian in military cloak in the Capitoline Museum, Rome; image from from the VRoma Project galleries. Vespasian as pontifex maximus created from a denarius type issued in 73 A.D.; image from WildWinds.
Griffin reliefs in table border created from a fragmentary capital identified as ruins of the Templum Gentis Flaviae, part of an exhibit by the Kelsey Museum of Archeology, Ann Arbor. Golden laurel wreath edited from an image at Anderson Militaria. Architectural ornaments in the table field are derived from images in an article by Paul Zanker on culture in the Augustan era. Gold table background by Titus Flavius Sabinus. All other backgrounds from designs at Eos Development. Masthead designed and coded by Maahes Sekhmet.

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