The East proclaims Vespasian
69 · Event
The legions of Egypt, Judaea and Syria hail the general suppressing the Jewish revolt — a tax collector's son, once a mule-dealer himself, with two grown sons of his own. Vespasian's men grip Egypt's grain first, then march on Italy: the fourth bid, and the one built to last.
On these timelines: The Year of the Four Emperors, Rome: Emperors, Roman History, Master, The Levant
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