History
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Vespasian
Messiah (mâšîah, "the anointed one"): Jewish religious concept, a future savior who will, in some sense, come to restore Israel. The nature of both the Messiah and the restoration was a matter of debate, and there were several claimants.Vespasian (67 CE) …Via Egnatia
Via Egnatia: Roman road from the Adriatic Sea to Constantinople, passing through what is now called Albania, Northern Macedonia, Greece, Bulgaria, and Turkey. …Via Valeria
Via Valeria: Roman road in Central Italy.Since the Via Valeria was named after the Roman Valerius family, it must have been constructed by one of its members. The likely candidate is Marcus Valerius Maximus, who was consul in 289 and…Victorinus
Victorinus: emperor of the Gallic Empire (r.269-271). Victorinus (coin) Names: full name and date of birth unknown the house in Trier where he lived…Vienna (Vienne)
Vienna (modern Vienne): Roman city in Gallia Narbonensis. Vienne, Garden of Cybele Vienna was situated on the confluence of the rivers Rhône…Viminacium
Viminacium: legionary base along the Danube, near modern Kostolac in Serbia. Viminacium, military gate The ancient city of Viminacium is situated at…Vindobona (Vienna)
Vindobona: Roman military base and town in Pannonia Superior (modern Wien, English Vienna). Part of the gate of the second-century Porta…M. Vipsanius Agrippa (1)
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (64/63-12 BCE): Roman politician, friend of the emperor Augustus. Bust of Agrippa Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa belonged to a provincial…Aulus Vitellius
Aulus Vitellius (15-69): Roman senator and general, emperor in the year 69. Unfinished portrait of Vitellius We have three important, but extremely…Aulus Vitellius (2)
Unfinished portrait of Vitellius To understand Vitellius' rise to power, we must first discuss the crisis in the Roman empire in…Aulus Vitellius (3)
Vitellius Vitellius was at Dyon when he learned of the victory of his colonels Valens and Caenina, Otho's suicide and the…Aulus Vitellius (4)
Coin of Vitellius Only a few days after he had arrived in Rome, a messenger arrived from the east, saying that…