Vespasian (9 – 79 AD / ruled 69 – 79 AD) worked hard to restore law, order and self-respect to Rome after the civil war. He established the new, Flavian dynasty. Born to a Roman knight and tax ...

The city raises 26 times more money than the council is given to run the place. No wonder it is sliding into dereliction, vacancy and vandalism ...

Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins plays the ailing emperor Vespasian, who has two sons waiting to take his crown: the battle-tested Titus (Tom Hughes) and the scheming Domitian (Jojo Macari).

From his years as a general, Emperor Vespasian knew the morale-boosting effects that a colosseum could have on common people. So he set about building one—a task that would take 10 years.

Vespasian (9 – 79 AD / ruled 69 – 79 AD) worked hard to restore law, order and self-respect to Rome after the civil war. He established the new, Flavian dynasty. Born to a Roman knight and tax ...