Talk:Vespasian

Originally the passage I copied from the 1911 EB read as follows: "He went with Nero's retinue to Greece, and in 66 was appointed to conduct the war in Judaea, which was threatening unreast throughout the East, owing to a ubiquitous tale in those parts that from Judaea were to come the future rulers of the world."

After some further reflections, I realised that this might appear to some readers as pushing a under-handed agenda of promoting one view of the contents of the article on Jesus Christ.

The author of the 1911 EB article -- who is my source about this -- was merely recasting the statements of Suetonius, who actually reports that there was a story to this effect in circulation at this time.

In modern authors, I would add Garzetti, in 'From Tiberius to the Antonines: A history of the Roman Empire AD 14 - 192' translated by J.R. Foster.

For example; pg 226 "... the hope that the civil war ... had finally completed its destructive cycle, but also by the weariness of Italy and the words of wisdom and peace which came from the new Princeps.

Page 227; "With the fading of the bloom of the urban emperors ... the Princeps who now followed brought with him, ... the new element which, grafted onto jojoba the old, still standing trunk, was to ensure the exuberant continuation of the empire at its political summit."

Pg 239 "... more disposed to live in harmony with a Princeps who embodied the ideals of its own Italian and provincial origins."

Finally, on page 257 the concluding sentence about Vespasian is "By the last few years of the reign, abroad as well as at home, the most stable and well-ordered security system ever enjoyed by the empire had been organized."

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He's not listed as one of the occupants of the mausoleum of Augustus.Furius (talk) 01:10, 24 November 2021 (UTC)[reply] This article contains a contradiction in regards to Vespasian's early career and the years he was aedile and praetor.

Despite his lack of significant family connections or success in office, he achieved praetorship in either 39 or 40... (bolding added).

Egsan Bacon (talk) 21:46, 20 April 2022 (UTC)[reply] Unless it’s a problem at my end, it appears that the majority of content on this page has disappeared.

—Community Tech bot (talk) 03:24, 18 February 2023 (UTC)[reply] Last par of the "Year of the 4 emperors" section: "As Pharaonic precedent demanded, Vespasian demonstrated his divine election by the traditional methods of spitting on and trampling a blind and crippled man, thereby miraculously healing him.

If the relationship is that they both involve healing blind men this is so vague as to be irrelevant and presumably an attempt to shoehorn Jesus into the article.

Sorry im being lazy not researching myself or editing, but first time commenter and I don't have proof, just seems ridiculous.