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Vespasian

Meaning

From the Roman cognomen Vespasianus, derived either from Latin vesper meaning "west" or "evening" or

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Vespasian (name)

Vespasian (9–79) was the emperor of Rome from 69 to 79.

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SS Vespasian

SS Vespasian was a steel-hulled cargo steamship that was built in Sunderland in 1887 as Eastern Prince, renamed Vespasian in 1908 and scrapped in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1914.

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