Index

Velleius Paterculus, his life and Epitome, 247.
Velitrae, town of, seat of the Octavian family, 71, 74.
Venus of Coos, statue of, by Apelles, 457.
VESPASIAN, his descent from the Flavian family, 441; his birth at Reate,
442; fondness for it, ib.; serves in Thrace, 443; has the province of
Crete and Cyrene, ib.; marries Flavia Domitilla, ib.; his children,
ib.; serves in Germany and Britain, 444; is proconsul in Africa, ib.;
goes into retirement, ib.; the Jews, revolt, 445; he is sent to quell
it, ib.; the prophecy of a ruler from the East applied to him. ib.
and note; his campaign, in Judaea, 446; consults the oracle at Carmel,
447; the Moesian army declares him emperor, 448; also the legions in
Egypt and Judaea, ib.; seizes Alexandria, 449; consults Serapis, ib.;
performs miracles, 450, and note; returns to Rome, 451; his Jewish
triumph, ib.; reforms the army, 452; his public buildings, 453; his
just administration, 454; and clemency, 455; his love of money, 456;
encourages learning and art, 457; his person, 459; mode of life, ib.;