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Vespasian

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Roman Empire

Roman emperor from 69 to 79 CE; Josephus names him among the audience of an exorcism linked to Solomon.

Roman gold aureus bearing Vespasian's portrait and name, minted in 70 CE. A contemporary witness to the emperor, not to Josephus's exorcism scene. Met 99.35.154; public domain
Roman gold aureus bearing Vespasian's portrait and name, minted in 70 CE. A contemporary witness to the emperor, not to Josephus's exorcism scene. Met 99.35.154; public domainThe Metropolitan Museum of Art; Gift of Joseph H. Durkee, 1899. · Public domainObject record

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Vespasian was a Roman ruler who founded the Flavian dynasty and reigned from 69 to 79 CE. Josephus lived in the same Roman period and places Vespasian among those present for an exorcism he reports by a Jewish man named Eleazar in Antiquities of the Jews. [1][2]

Vespasian's presence in Josephus's report places the claimed encounter in a first-century CE setting. It does not date every part of the text's composition or independently verify every detail of the reported scene. [2]

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  1. The specified source portion only; this does not imply reading the entire book. Opening chronology and Vespasian paragraphs read; confirms reign 69–79 CE. Return to the text ↑
  2. The specified source portion only; this does not imply reading the entire book. Josephus, Antiquities 8.44–49, in Whiston translation read. Return to the text ↑

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  1. Edition 3 · 14 October 2026 · aladmin

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  2. Edition 2 · 14 October 2026 · editor:aladmin

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