Ves·pa·sian /vɛˈspeʒ(i)ən/
  Vespasian
       n : Emperor of Rome and founder of the Flavian dynasty who
           consolidated Roman rule in Germany and Britain and
           reformed the army and brought prosperity to the empire;
           began the construction of the Colosseum (9-79) [syn: Titus
           Flavius Sabinus Vespasianus]