He established the new, Flavian dynasty. Born to a Roman knight and tax-collector, Vespasian was a man of relatively humble origins and played on these roots to great political advantage.

Built on the site of an artificial lake once part of the Domus Aurea, Emperor Nero's immense palace, the amphitheatre was first called the Amphitheatrum Flavium, in honour of the Flavian dynasty ...

Domitian’s murder marked the end of the Flavian dynasty and changed the rules of ... Shortly before Nerva died, Roman generals had debated who should be the next emperor. They chose Trajan ...