Saturday, June 24, 2006
This Day in Ancient History
On this day in 79 AD, the good Emperor Titus Flavius Vespasianus (Vespasian) dies at age 70 with the famous last words--Puto dis fio (I think I'm becoming a God). He is succeeded the same day by his son, Titus, who as a general of the armies conquered Jerusalem and ended the First Jewish Revolt. Titus' triumphal arch still stands in Rome with a marble relief of the spoils from the Temple.
# posted by Roger Fraley @ 12:55 AM 
