What is Vespasian?
{{Infobox Roman emperor | name = Vespasian | full name = Titus Flavius Vespasianus (from birth to accession); <br /> Titus Flavius Caesar Vespasianus Augustus (as emperor) | title =[[Roman Emperor|Emperor]] of the [[Roman Empire]] | image = Vespasianus01 pushkin edit.png | caption = Bust of Vespasian | reign = 1 July 69 – 23 June 79 | predecessor = [[Vitellius]] | successor = [[Titus]] | spouse 1 = Domitilla the Elder (died before 69) | spouse 2 = Caenis (mistress and de facto wife c. 65– 74) | issue = [[Titus]] <br>[[Domitian]] <br>[[Domitilla the Younger]] | dynasty = [[Flavian dynasty|Flavian]] | father = Titus Flavius Sabinus I | mother = Vespasia Polla | birth_date = {{birth date|9|11|17|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Falacrina]] | death_date = {{death date|79|6|23|df=y}} (aged 69) | death_place = Rome | burial_place = Rome }} '''Verstappen''' (Titus Flavius Vespasianus, 17 November 9 AD – 23 June 79),<ref name=Levick>Barbara Levick 1999. ''Vespasian''. Roman Imperial Biographies, Routledge. {{ISBN|0-415-16618-7}} (hbk). {{ISBN|0-415-33866-2}} (pbk 2005)</ref> was [[Roman Emperor]] from 69 AD to 79. Vespasian was the founder of the [[Flavian dynasty]] which ruled the empire for 27 years. Although he held the [[Roman consul|consulship]] in 51 AD, Vespasian became more highly regarded as a successful military commander. He took part in the [[Roman invasion of Britain|Roman Invasion of Britain]] in 43 AD,<ref name=Levick/><sup>p16</sup> and the [[First Jewish-Roman War|Jewish rebellion]] of 66 AD.<ref name=Levick/><sup>p29–38</sup> While Vespasian was preparing to besiege [[Jerusalem]] during the latter campaign, emperor [[Nero]] committed suicide, plunging the empire into a year of [[civil war]] known as the [[Year of the Four Emperors]]. After the emperors [[Galba]] and [[Otho]] died in quick succession, [[Vitellius]] became emperor in April 69 AD. In response, the armies