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Vespasian Timeline Game

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Vespasian was a Roman emperor who ruled from 69 to 79 AD, known for his efforts to restore stability and order after a period of civil war following the death of Nero.

  • Players must correctly place events from Vespasian’s reign in chronological order
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  • November 17, 9 AD: Birth of Vespasian
  • 29 AD - 31 AD: Vespasian serves as a military tribune in Thrace and later in Germany
  • 38 AD: Vespasian becomes a quaestor and serves in Crete and Cyrene
  • 39 AD: Vespasian serves as an aedile in Rome
  • 42 AD - 44 AD: Vespasian becomes the praetor and proconsul of Africa
  • 43 AD - 47 AD: Vespasian serves as the commander of the Legio II Augusta in the Roman invasion of Britain
  • 63 AD: Vespasian is appointed as the governor of Africa
  • 51 AD: Vespasian serves as a consul in Rome
  • 66 AD - 70 AD: Vespasian commands the Roman invasion of Judaea and captures Jerusalem
  • July 1, 69 AD: Vespasian is proclaimed Emperor by his troops in Egypt
  • 69 AD: Vespasian establishes the Flavian dynasty
  • December 21, 69 AD: Vespasian returns to Rome and begins his reign as Emperor
  • 70 AD - 79 AD: Vespasian reforms the Roman tax system and stabilizes the economy
  • 70 AD: Construction of the Colosseum begins under Vespasian's rule
  • 80 AD: Vespasian establishes the Flavian Amphitheatre, known as the Colosseum
  • June 23, 79 AD: Vespasian dies and is succeeded by his son Titus
  • December 24, 79 AD: Vespasian is deified by the Roman Senate
  • 71 AD - 75 AD: Vespasian's Temple of Peace is completed in Rome
  • 69 AD - 79 AD: Vespasian's reign is known for stability and the restoration of order in the Roman Empire
  • 69 AD: Vespasian's reign marks the beginning of the Flavian dynasty

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