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Who were Vespasian’s parents?
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Vespasian
Bust of Vespasian, found at Ostia; in the Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome.
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Vespasian’s parents were:
Flavius Sabinus
: A Roman knight who worked as a
tax
collector.
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Vespasia Polla
: A woman who also belonged to the equestrian order and had a brother who served in the
Senate
.
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